August Beauty Gardenia |
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| Grows In | Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F through Zone 11 · Above 40° F |
| Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun, Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Morning Shade / Evening Sun |
| Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
| Resistent To | Deer Resistant, Drought, Disease, Mildew, Heat |
| Flower Color | White |
| Blooms | Spring Blooms, Early Summer Blooms |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Average Height | 5' to 6', 6' to 8' |
| Average Width | 4' to 6' |
| Attracts | Visual Attention |
| Fragrances | Fragrant Flowers |
August Beauty Gardenia is a fast growing shrub that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 8A through 11. It matures to an average height of 5 feet to 8 feet and an average width of 4 feet to 6 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun, morning sun with afternoon shade or morning shade with afternoon sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. In the spring August Beauty Gardenia produces white flowers. The foliage is dark green in color. It attracts visual attention and is resistant to deer, drought, diseases, mildew and heat. If you like fragrance, August Beauty Gardenia has fragrant flowers.
August Beauty Gardenia can be useful in the landscape in foundation plantings, as a background, in shrub borders, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as a focal point, in landscape beds or islands, grown flat against a wall, in small groupings or as a hedge and also in cottage gardens.
Noteworthy Characteristics
August Beauty Gardenia is a wonderfully fragrant and double-flowered variety that produces an abundance of pure white, 2-1/2 inch flowers from mid-spring into summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting and using in indoor arrangements. The dark green leaves of August Beauty are very lustrous on an upright, dense shrub to about 5 to 6 feet in height with a 4 to 5 foot spread.
Uses
August Beauty Gardenia is an excellent choice for foundation plantings, in shrub borders, or as a natural or formal hedge. Make sure to plant it near windows or outdoor living spaces where the wonderful fragrance can be enjoyed!
Culture
August Beauty Gardenia is easy to grow and low maintance. Plant it in locations that provide well-drained soils and part sun. In our gardens we plant Gardenias where they will receive morning to early afternoon sun with mid-afternoon shade or filtered sun. Late afternoon and evening sun is okay. Gardenias prefer an acid soil ranging from 4.5 to 6.0. Foliage will turn pale-green to yellow and blooming can and often will be seriously diminished in alkaline soils. That being said, yellowing and shedding of older leaves right before or after flowering is normal. To increase soil acidity add soil sulfur, chelated iron and/or aluminum sulfate. Follow application instructions on product label. Pruning is not required however can be done after bloom to maintain a formal hedge. Ceasing pruning two months prior to the first typical frost date in your area.
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Arrived in bloom. Was healthy and exactly what I wanted
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Purchased the August Beauty Gardenia from your site and i am happy to report it is doing very well. Growing fast and beautiful. Looking forward to blooming season and seeing it in all of its glory. Thank you for a great plant for my garden!
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