{"product_id":"gardenia-jasminoides-seeds","title":"Gardenia jasminoides SEEDS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGardenia jasminoides\u003c\/b\u003e is the classic gardenia of gardens and conservatories worldwide, a species native to southern China, Taiwan, Japan and northern Vietnam, where it grows as an evergreen shrub in warm, humid woodland margins. It forms a dense, rounded bush of glossy dark green leaves arranged in opposite pairs, against which the flowers stand out dramatically: thick, waxy and pure white when they open, slowly ageing to cream and soft yellow. The scent is the reason the plant has been cultivated for centuries, intensely sweet and carrying for several metres on warm, still evenings. Flowering is followed by ribbed orange to red fruits, long used in China as the source of a yellow dye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeed is the traditional way to raise gardenias in quantity and produces vigorous, well-rooted plants with a strong root system, better suited to long-term pot culture than cuttings. Germination is straightforward in warm, humid conditions, usually within a few weeks of sowing, and seedlings grow steadily through their first season. One point worth knowing before sowing: \u003cb\u003eGardenia jasminoides\u003c\/b\u003e is a strictly acid-loving plant, and both seedlings and adult specimens turn yellow between the leaf veins if grown in limestone soil or watered with hard, calcareous water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvergreen shrub with glossy, deep green opposite leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThick, waxy white flowers ageing to cream, with an intense sweet scent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrange to red ribbed fruits, historically used as a yellow dye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds acid, ericaceous soil and soft water to stay green and healthy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeed-raised plants develop a strong root system for long-term pot culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGardenia jasminoides\u003c\/b\u003e is grown in a moisture-retentive but well-drained acid mix, in bright light with shade from the fiercest summer sun, and kept just moist through the winter. In mild climates it can be planted outdoors in a sheltered position, while in colder areas it makes an excellent large pot specimen for a cool, bright room. Few plants give back so much fragrance for the space they occupy, which is why the common gardenia has never gone out of cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIMPORTANT:\u003c\/b\u003e Pictures show the adult plant, which is \u003cb\u003enot for sale\u003c\/b\u003e. The offer is only for \u003cb\u003eseeds\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Botanical Archive","offers":[{"title":"10 Seeds","offer_id":57404754395509,"sku":"BA-41819-S","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Seeds","offer_id":57404754428277,"sku":"BA-41820-S","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1310\/2113\/files\/GardeniajasminoidesSEEDS2.jpg?v=1785171483","url":"https:\/\/botanicalarchive.com\/pt\/products\/gardenia-jasminoides-seeds","provider":"Botanical Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}