Common Name: Gardenia, Common Gardenia, Cape Jasmine
Scientific Name: Gardenia jasminoides
Family: Rubiaceae
Serendipity Ranch
Columbus, North Carolina
June, 2002
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White, intensely fragrant flowers contrast sharply with shiny, leathery, dark green leaves. Double forms are classic corsage blooms. Common gardenia is native to China. [Bender, Steve, Southern Living Garden Book, The. Oxmoor House, Inc., Book Division of Southern Progress Corporation, Birmingham, 1998]
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Alphabetical Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Family Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Genus Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z