Bring timeless fragrance and classic beauty to your garden with this heirloom White Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides), also known as Cape Jasmine. This listing includes one live starter plant approximately 1 foot tall, shipped bare root and ready for planting.

This old-fashioned variety is cherished for its extra-large, intensely fragrant white blooms, often reaching 4–5 inches across. The rich scent can fill an entire yard, making it a favorite for generations. With glossy evergreen foliage and a full shrub habit, this gardenia is perfect for borders, entryways, or as a fragrant focal point in your landscape.

Once established, this plant grows into a lush shrub that produces stunning flowers in spring and again in fall, offering both visual beauty and unforgettable aroma.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live heirloom gardenia plant
✔️ Height: approximately 12 inches
✔️ Shipped bare root (no pot)
✔️ Large-flowered, highly fragrant variety
✔️ Secure packaging for safe delivery

Growing Information

• Common Name: Cape Jasmine, Gardenia
• Botanical Name: Gardenia jasminoides
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Starter plant (bare root)
• Sun Requirements: Partial sun to light shade
• Soil: Acidic, well-draining soil (pH 4–6 preferred)
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Mature Height: Up to 6–8 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 8–11
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant promptly after arrival and keep roots moist during transplanting. Use acidic soil and avoid letting the plant dry out—consistent moisture and indirect light will help it establish quickly.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.