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Article: How to put a gardenia to work for you.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- August 1, 1985
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How to put a gardenia to work for you Exotically perfumed and porcelain-petaled, gardenia flowers look like pampered hothouse beauties. But the plants are no sissies--in the hot climates that they prefer, they're hardworking garden shrubs.
Gardenias don't like fog or cold, clammy soil. They thrive on warm days and nights, plenty of water and nitrogen, and gritty, fast-draining soil. Given these conditions, plants grow and bloom abundantly.
Placing gardenias near outdoor sitting areas and under windows lets you savor their evening fragrance. Use them in sunny borders, near patios and pools, or as informal hedges. Gardenias also grow well in containers ...