Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans’

Gardenia - ‘Radicans”

                                     ID#  838

 

Stonehenge

 
 

Additional Information: Provided by Mike Leeper from Presicion Turfscape

 
  Stonehenge
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 3-6 ft x 2-5 ft PLANT TYPE: broadleaf evergreen GROWTH RATE: fast TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: Full sun to part shade WATER: moist, medium water, more during hot summer. SOIL: tolerates many types
As observed in Eastern NC. BLOOMS: showy, fragrant, white flowers, 3” diameter, during May/June FRUIT AND SEED: N/A KEY FEATURES: Protect from frost in late winter. Usually undisturbed by deer, in this yard, deer have prune the bush during cold winter months.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge Planted along the house in backyard. Temperature dropped to 9F degrees winter 2013-14, plants drop all their leaves and were previously prune by deer. -Spring 2014 plants are just dry brown branches, no leaves. By June green leaves are back in outer branches and some new growth is shown at plant center. Spray plants and treated soil with deer repelent. Plan to cover plants to protect from frost in winter.

A native to southern China and Japan and is an evergreen shrub with thick, glossy, dark green leaves about 4” long.

This particular cultivar grows low to the ground most typical 3 ft max. Extremely fragrant white flowers. Typically bloom in late spring to early summer.

June 2014

Sept. 2013