Gardenia ‘Buttons’ Live Plant – Dwarf Cape Jasmine with Double White Fragrant Flowers in 2.5 Qt Pot

Product Overview

Gardenia ‘Buttons’ is a compact dwarf Cape Jasmine known for its glossy deep green foliage and abundant double white blooms with a distinctive button-style center. This evergreen flowering shrub is ideal for patios, balconies, and small garden spaces, offering a tropical and elegant appearance along with a rich, classic gardenia fragrance.

Key Features

• Dwarf, compact growth habit suitable for containers and small landscapes
• Double white fragrant flowers blooming from summer through fall
• Comes in a 2.5 qt nursery pot with a healthy, established plant
• Secure packaging ensures safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Gardenia ‘Buttons’, Cape Jasmine
• Botanical Name: Gardenia jasminoides ‘Buttons’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-draining, acidic soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Mature Height and Width: Approximately 2 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Bloom Season: Summer to fall
• USDA Zones: 8–10 (bring indoors in cooler climates)
• Container Friendly: Yes

Gardenia ‘Buttons’ thrives best in acidic soil with consistent moisture. Avoid letting the soil dry out completely and place the plant in a bright location to encourage optimal flowering performance.

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.