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(Gardenis jasminoides "August Beauty")
Sun to Part Shade
Amazing exotic perfume scent spans your yard with this beautiful white 3" wide double flowering evergreen shrub. Provides an abundance of flowers from Spring into Summer, with attractive glossary rich dark green leaves. Has a bushy, dense and upright form and is low maintenance. Excellent foundation, hedge, or single specimen. Likes morning sun with afternoon shade, or all day filtered sun. See Specifications below. Shop the August Beauty Gardenia for sale. Buy direct from a small family owned South Carolina grower.
| Item | Description |
| Special Features | Aromatic sweet and fruity fragrant scent great to plant near your windows and living areas, long bloom period, with showy large white flowers. Attracts birds and butterflies. Deer, drought, heat, humidity, and insect resistance, with low maintenance. |
| Category | Evergreen shrub |
| Hardiness Zones | 8-11 See Hardiness Zone Map below. |
| Growth Rate | Moderate, 1-2Ft per year |
| Sun | Full Sun – Part Shade. Morning Sun with afternoon shade or filtered Sun is perfect. About 4 to 6 hours of Sun. |
| Height | 6-8Ft. |
| Width | 4-6Ft. |
| Planting-General | Dig hole 2-3 times wide and 2-3 times deep as the root ball. Likes well drained moist soil. Fine with loam and silt soil. Can deal with clay and sand provided they are amended. Soil pH range is 4.5-6.0, acid soil. Fine to add some 1-2” of mulch, or 3-4” pine straw to conserve moisture and suppress weeds. |
| Planting-Spacing | Plant 4Ft. apart for solid hedge or screen, 8Ft. minimum space between plants, center to center. |
| Watering | Average, low once established. Deep soak the area after planting. Water every day after planting, but avoid soggy conditions. They are quite drought tolerant, so afterwards add if soil is dry, new leaves wilt or new stems bend during the day. Can add Root Stimulation which helps early root development and strengths roots, as well as, reduces plant shock. |
| Fertilizing | Feed with acid fertilizer after blooming in Spring. Cease after August to prevent new growth that could be damaged by early frost. |
| Pruning | Not needed. But respond well to almost any amount. Always use clean shears to avoid possibly spreading diseases. |
| Deer | Deer do not favor their taste. If in a high deer area, spray every 3 to 6 months with deer repellent. |
| Flowers | Provides 3" wide fragrant white double flowers from Spring to Summer with dark green leaves. |
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