Cape-Jasmine – Gardenia augusta (G. jasminoides)

Common Name: Gardenia, Cape-Jasmine

Botanical Name: Gardenia augusta (G. jasminoides), gar-DEEN-ee-a au-GUS-ta or jaz-min-OY-deez

Decorative Life: Last only 1-3 days or less under most circumstances depending on use and treatment.

Flower Color: White

Availability: Year Round

Can be stored at high humidity for 2 weeks at 32-36 F.

• Gardenia was mistakenly thought to be an American plant, and was thus named in the colonial days after Dr. Alexander Garden from Charleston, South Carolina, a correspondent of Linnaeus.
• Usually used as a corsage, fully opened with a support collar made of leaves. The specific epithet name jasminoides means jasmine-like.
• Besides ornamentals, this family includes a number of important species noted for coffee, quinine, dyes and medicines.