| Description | Gardenia augusta Florida
Gardenia Florida is one of the most popular varieties of gardenia. It produces large white and heavily scented flowers with deep green glossy foliage. It can be used in pots, as hedging or borders and is evergreen.
Gardenias are known to be a little fussy so for optimum growing results plant in a warm but protected position in a moist, well draining soil. They particularly need protection in cooler climates. They require an acidic soil and lots of watering and fertiliser.
Gardenias are warm climate plants, which are at their best in a mild, humid climate. They are seen to perfection in frost-free areas north of Sydney and Perth, but will grow in cooler areas like Melbourne in a warmer, protected position.
6"/14cm pot size. | Seduction Rose
Seduction roses feature a white bud with soft pink overtone. The blooms are very attractive and slightly ruffled as they open.
8" pot size, approximately 2ft in height.
Available online ONLY - Not in store. | Buxus sempervirens variegata 'English box' Variegated
Variegated English Box produces small dark green foliage with a creamy-white edging that adds a twist to the otherwise ordinary English Box. It is happily pruned and is ideal for pots, low borders & edging or topiary's. It grows best in full sun but can tolerate partial shade. It prefers a well draining soil and adequate water in the warmer months. This slow growing plant grows to approximately 1m in height. |
| Content | Gardenia Florida is one of the most popular varieties of gardenia. It produces large white and heavily scented flowers with deep green glossy foliage. It can be used in pots, as hedging or borders and is evergreen. | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous different cultivars have been produced over the last two centuries, although roses have been grown for millennia before their popularity bloomed. Renowned for their flowers and beauty, they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit. The rose hip can be made into an old fashioned jam. Roses range in size and variety from your standard and bush roses to climbers and weeping varieties. Amongst all their beautiful colours, varieties and fragrances there is bound to be the perfect rose out there for your garden. For more information on selecting and growing roses, visit our Rose Factsheet. | |
| Additional information |
| Botanical Name |
Gardenia augusta 'Florida'
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| Height |
1m
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| Width |
1-1.5m
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| Uses |
Hedging, borders, feature, pots
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| Planting Distance |
1 per metre
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| Fragrant |
Yes
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| Tolerances |
Heat Tolerant
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| Botanical Name |
Buxus sempervirens 'Variegata'
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| Mature Height |
1m
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| Mature Width |
1m
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| Uses |
Topiary, borders, low hedging, pots, containers
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| Flowering |
No
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| Fragrant |
No
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