Summer Snow Gardenia® Live Starter Plant | Fragrant White Blooms Evergreen Shrub

Add timeless beauty and fragrance to your garden with the Summer Snow Gardenia® starter plant (Gardenia jasminoides ‘Summer Snow’®). This evergreen shrub is known for its large, double pure-white flowers and rich sweet fragrance, creating a stunning display against dense, dark green foliage.

Introduced by Doug Torn of Buds & Blooms Nursery, the Summer Snow Gardenia® features vigorous growth, a symmetrical habit, and improved hardiness. Its heavily textured foliage remains attractive year-round, making it ideal for foundation plantings, borders, hedges, specimen plantings, and fragrant garden spaces.

This versatile evergreen thrives in neutral to acidic soils and blooms throughout the growing season. Its compact size and elegant appearance suit both landscape use and large patio containers.

What you will receive:
✔️ 1 live Summer Snow Gardenia® starter plant
✔️ Healthy rooted starter plant
✔️ Shipped without pot for safe transit
✔️ Evergreen flowering shrub
✔️ Growing instructions for successful establishment

Growing Information
Common Name: Summer Snow Gardenia®
Botanical Name: Gardenia jasminoides ‘Summer Snow’® PP#22797
Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
Growth Stage: Starter plant
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Rich, slightly acidic, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist while establishing
Mature Height: 4–5 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 6–10
Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: Pot your starter plant into a quality acidic potting mix upon arrival and allow it to grow in a protected location for several months before planting in the landscape. Regular feeding with an acid-loving plant fertilizer will encourage healthy foliage and abundant blooms.

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.