{"product_id":"gardenia-augusta-florida","title":"Florida Gardenia - Gardenia augusta ‘Florida’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFlorida Gardenia - Gardenia augusta ‘Florida’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Florida’ is the classic double flowered gardenia, the one grown for a perfume that carries across a courtyard on a warm evening. \u003cem\u003eGardenia augusta\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Florida’ forms a neat, rounded shrub of glossy dark green leaves and produces thick, waxy white flowers that age to soft cream, mainly from late spring through summer with scattered flowers into autumn. It is not a plant for every site: it wants an acidic, well fed, well drained soil and morning sun, and it will tell you loudly through yellow leaves if it does not get them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Florida Gardenia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: The heavy sweet perfume is the reason it is planted, strongest in the evening and near warm walls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fully double, thick petalled white flowers with a waxy substance that lasts several days on the bush.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: A tidy rounded shrub that holds its shape without heavy pruning, suiting formal and informal beds alike.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlossy Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep green lustrous leaves look good year round between flushes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong Season\u003c\/strong\u003e: Main flush over summer with repeat flowering into autumn in warm districts.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry and Path Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Positioned where people brush past and catch the scent.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Informal Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a run to edge a bed or line a path at knee to waist height.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in pots of acidic potting mix where soil chemistry can be controlled exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey Beneath Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in the dappled shade of taller canopy where afternoon sun is filtered.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and autumn, avoiding frost periods\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acidic, humus rich, free draining soil around pH 5.5 to 6.5, never limey or alkaline, and never soil that stays cold and wet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two or three times a week through the first summer, keeping moisture even, since gardenias drop buds when they dry out or sit soggy. Mulch with composted pine bark, feed with an azalea and camellia fertiliser in spring and again after the main flush, and apply iron or magnesium if the leaves yellow between the veins.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Morning sun with afternoon shade, full sun in cooler coastal gardens\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species is native to southern China, Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, ageing to cream\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795272827166,"sku":"ND-0856-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/UaH4dxjwDlwZ9gFAiZUSU_AuECroid.jpg?v=1787312133","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/gardenia-augusta-florida","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}