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Florida Gardenia (Standard)
Gardenia augusta ‘Florida’
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Supplied in 400mm
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Florida Gardenia (Standard) - Gardenia augusta 'Florida'
The classic scented gardenia, grown here as a standard: a single clear stem topped by a rounded head of glossy dark foliage that carries double white flowers through the warm months. Gardenia augusta 'Florida' is the compact, free-flowering form, so the head stays dense and in proportion rather than running away. Lifting it on a stem puts the perfume at nose height beside a doorway or seat, and frees the ground below for underplanting.
Why the Florida Gardenia Standard
Perfume at Height: Flowers sit at head level where the scent is actually noticed.
Long Flowering: Produces waves of double white blooms from late spring through to autumn.
Compact Head: The 'Florida' form naturally stays dense and rounded with light trimming.
Glossy Foliage: Deep green leaves hold a shine that lifts a shaded entry all year.
Underplanting Space: The clear stem lets liriope, dichondra or clipped box run beneath.
Ideal Applications
Entry Pair: Matched standards either side of a front door, in ground or in pots.
Courtyard Focal Point: Single specimen in a shaded, sheltered courtyard where scent collects.
Formal Bed Punctuation: Repeated within low clipped hedging for rhythm and height.
Terrace Container: Excellent in a large glazed pot beside outdoor seating.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1m to 1.2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 1.5m to 2m
Best Planting Season: Spring and early autumn; avoid cold winter soil in southern districts
Soil & Drainage: Acidic, humus-rich, free-draining soil; gardenias yellow badly in alkaline or limey ground
Establishment Care: Keep the root zone evenly moist through the first two summers and never let it dry out while in bud, as flower drop follows quickly. Mulch with composted pine bark, feed with an acid-loving plant fertiliser in spring and mid summer, and trim the head lightly after each flush.
Plant Details
Height: 1m to 1.5m as a maintained standard
Width: 0.6m to 0.9m head
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Morning sun with afternoon shade; full shade reduces flowering
Native to: Southern China and Japan
Flower Colour: White, ageing to cream, strongly perfumed
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







