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I have 2 of these that were layered from a plant at our old house, cultivar unknown. They have been here since 2008. They are located on the west side of my garden shed. They receive about 1 hour of direct summer sun, but mostly shaded by numerous loblolly pines for the majority of the afternoon and evening sun.
This was the first year I really paid attention to them. They bloomed profusely from June 1st until July 7th. Some of the blooms were 6in. in diameter with full double blooms. The shrubs were about 6ft. tall and quite leggy until I trimmed them on July 7th to about 4 ft.
I propagated 75 tip cuttings from the trimmings. Curiosity got the best of me and I decided to try rooting the thicker branches removed as hardwood cuttings directly into my "Gardenia" patch using 8 year old rooting hormone I found in the shed. Of the 27 I stuck directly into soil, last count was 19. Way I see it, that's 19 more gardenias I didn't have before trying this...
Both beautiful and intoxicating, the Gardenia is definitely my favorite flower, taking the lead away from southern magnolias.