Guide Note:The Gardenia is a extremely fragrant evergreen with thick, shiny dark green foliage. Native to tropical areas of Africa and southern Asia.

Fast Facts:

1. Named by Dr Alexander Garden
2. Small clusters, or solitary white or pale yellow flowers
3. Blooms mid-spring to mid-summer
4. Thrives in acidic soils with good drainage
5. Grown as shrubs or small trees
6. Plant in sun to partial shade

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Gardenia
2. University of Florida: Gardenias Description and Cultivation
3. Martha Stewart: Gardenia Augusta  
4. The Flower Expert: Facts About Gardenias  
5. Clemson University: Gardenia Profile
6. HGTV: Gardenia Outline  
7. Purdue University: Gardenia: A Gardener's Challenge

Gardenia Information and History

• GardenGuides.com: Gardenias
• Valentine Floral Creations: Gardenia Origin and Description
• Plantfacts.com: Gardenia Jasminodes
• ABC TV: Plant Profile: Gardenia
• Desert Tropicals.com: Gardenia Information
• World Agroforestry Centre: Gardenia Jasminoides

Gardenia Images

• Google Image Search: Gardenias
• Flickr: Gardenia Slideshow
• MSN Live Search Image: Gardenias
• Webshots: Gardenia Image Search

Gardenia Gardening Tips

• • Mahalo's Guide to Gardening

Planting

• National Gardening Association: Gardenia Planting Instructions 
• Expert Village: How to Plant Gardenias    
• Heyne's Garden Centre: Gardenia Instructions and Growing Conditions
• Better Lawns.com: How to Grow a Gardenia

Maintenance

• HGTV.com: Q&A: Gardenia Problems  
• University of Rhode Island: Gardenia Care
• Grandpa Campbell's Grafted Gardenias: Care and Maintenance
• Learn 2 Grow: Growing Glorious Gardenias    
• Expert Village: How to Take Care of Gardenias (Time: 1:36)  

Gardenia Buying Guides

• Expert Village: Where to Buy Gardenias Video (Time: 1:28)  
• Floral Design Institute: Gardenia Purchasing Tips

Gardenia Retailers

Gardenia Seeds

• Park Seed Company: Gardenia Grif's Seeds
• Chiltern Seeds: Gardenia Jasminoides Seeds
• Amazon.com: Tree Gardenia Seeds

Online Gardenia Florists

• • Mahalo's Guide to Online Florists
• 1-800-Flowers: Grand Gardenia
• FTD.com: Gardenia Plants
• ProFlowers: Gardenias

Gardenia Blogs and Forums

• iVillage GardenWeb: So you want to grow a gardenia, Huh?
• Julie Pippert: Using My Words: Good Luck Gardenia
• Indieperfumes: Gardenia

Gardenia in Culture

• Flowerstories.net: Meaning of the Gardenia
• BBC News: Gardenia Fruit Extract Used in Chinese Medicine...to Treat Adult Diabetes... (2006)
• Aradece: Gardenia: Flower of Love & Romance