Gardenia Shrub — photo: Adriel anv00, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gardenia Shrub — photo: Adriel anv00, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bushes & Accent Shrubs

Gardenia Shrub

Zones 7b–10bLive Plant
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Gardenias produce creamy white blooms whose fragrance carries across an entire porch, set against thick, glossy evergreen leaves year-round.
Gardenia Shrub

Pot Size: 6" Starter Pot
Quantity
Gardenia Shrub — photo: Adriel anv00, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bushes & Accent Shrubs

Gardenia Shrub

$11.00 $8.00
Gardenia Shrub — photo: Adriel anv00, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bushes & Accent Shrubs

Gardenia Shrub

$11.00 $8.00
Pot Size: 6" Starter Pot
Description

Gardenia is the signature fragrant shrub of the Deep South, flowering heavily in late spring with scattered rebloom through summer on many varieties. It wants acidic soil, steady moisture, and morning sun with afternoon protection. Cold-tolerant selections such as 'Frostproof' are the safest bet where winter lows dip. Shipped in a 6" Starter Pot, well-rooted from our Lineville, Alabama nursery.

Specifications
  • Mature size: 2-6 ft tall, 2-6 ft wide (variety dependent)
  • Grows best: Outdoors - Hardiness USDA 7-11
  • Pet safety: Mildly toxic to pets if ingested
  • Sourcing: Nursery-grown by Wade Greens; ships healthy from our Lineville, Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Care Instructions
  • Light: Morning sun with afternoon shade
  • Water: Regular; keep evenly moist, never soggy
  • Soil: Acidic, rich, well-drained soil with generous compost.
  • Feeding: Feed with an acid-forming fertilizer in spring and again in early summer; yellow leaves usually mean iron or magnesium is short.
Growing Zone

Hardy in zones 7b–10b. Outside that range it can still be grown in a container and overwintered indoors.

Full colour is zones 7b–10b, where this plant is hardy in the ground. Lower 48 shown — that's where we ship. 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, via the PRISM Climate Group.

Questions & Answers

How big does it get?
2-6 ft tall, 2-6 ft wide (variety dependent)

How much light does it need?
Morning sun with afternoon shade

Is it safe for pets?
Mildly toxic to pets if ingested

How is it shipped?
Packed to arrive healthy and shipped from our Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.

Shipping & Returns

Ships to all 48 contiguous states from our farm in Lineville, Alabama.

What it costs

Based on your order total: $12.95 under $35 · $16.95 to $75 · $21.95 to $125 · free over $125.

Ship days

Mondays and Tuesdays only — see below.

Getting it ready

1–3 business days to pot up, water back and pack.

Where we can't go

Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, P.O. boxes, and outside the United States.

Why we only ship Mondays and Tuesdays

A plant in a dark box is on a clock. Shipping early in the week means it reaches you before the weekend instead of sitting in a warehouse from Friday to Monday. It costs us a day or two of lead time and saves a lot of plants.

Practically: an order placed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or over the weekend goes out the following Monday. We'd rather tell you that now than let you find it in a tracking number.

How long it takes once it leaves

Typical ground transit from Lineville, Alabama after the ship day. Estimates, not guarantees — weather and carrier backlogs happen.

  • 1–2 days Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky
  • 2–3 days The rest of the Southeast and Midwest, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast
  • 3–5 days The Plains, the Mountain West and the West Coast

Tracking is emailed the moment your box is scanned.

If something arrives unhappy

A little leaf drop or travel stress is normal and usually sorts itself out within a week or two of settling in. If a plant arrives genuinely damaged, email support@wadegreens.com within 48 hours of delivery with a photo of the plant and the box, and we'll make it right.

Plant Traits

The facts that decide whether it takes root, in the order that matters.

Sunlight

Full Sun (6+ hrs) · Partial Sun (4-6 hrs) · Partial Shade (2-4 hrs)

Six or more hours of direct sun. With less it stretches toward the light and flowering thins out.

Water

Moderate

Water when the top inch of soil is dry. Evenly damp, never standing wet.

Mature Size

3-6 ft

Where it settles once established. Plan the spacing for this, not for the size it arrives at.

Foliage

Evergreen

Holds working leaves year round, replacing them gradually rather than all at once. Structure through winter.

Works As

Foundation Planting · Border & Bed

Traits

  • FragrantVolatile oils released by warmth. Scent peaks in afternoon heat or at dusk depending on which pollinator the flower is built for.
  • EvergreenLeaves stay on and working through winter, replaced gradually instead of all at once. Year-round structure, and a windbreak where you need one.

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