Heirloom White Gardenia Bush 1.5-2ft Live Plant - Fragrant Cape Jasmine Gardenia Jasminoides

Heirloom White Gardenia Bush Overview

The Heirloom White Gardenia Bush, also known as Cape Jasmine (Gardenia Jasminoides), is a classic evergreen shrub prized for its large, fragrant white flowers and lush green foliage. This live starter plant, approximately 1.5 to 2 feet tall, is shipped bare root and ready for transplanting into your garden. It adds timeless beauty and a sweet fragrance to landscape borders and entryways.

Key Features

• Evergreen shrub with a medium growth rate, reaching up to 8 feet tall and wide
• Extra-large white flowers measuring 4 to 5 inches wide with a strong, pleasant fragrance
• Ideal for partial sun or shade locations
• Requires regular watering and well-drained, acidic soil for optimal growth
• Suitable for USDA hardiness zones 8 through 11
• Shipped as a bare root live starter plant
• Heirloom variety originating from China

Growing Information

This gardenia thrives in partial sun to shade environments and prefers acidic soil with a pH between 4 and 5.5. Consistent moisture is important, so keep the soil evenly moist but well-drained to prevent root rot. The plant’s moderate growth rate and evergreen habit make it a versatile addition to many garden settings. It is well suited for USDA zones 8 to 11, making it adaptable to a range of climates within these zones.

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.