Gardenia jasminoides "Yellow" David Geiger The harsh species name

The harsh species name

records that role

A camellia passed hand to hand from a plantsman of that stature carries a provenance all its own

and deer tend to pass the fine foliage by

and mulled drinks

Gardenia jasminoides "Yellow" David Geiger The harsh species nameThe gardenia needs little introduction to a Southern gardener: glossy evergreen leaves and thick, waxen, intensely fragrant flowers that perfume a whole summer evening. This selection, grown simply as the Yellow gardenia, adds a twist, for the blooms open creamy white and deepen with age to a rich butter yellow, so a single shrub can carry both colors at once against the dark foliage. Gardenia jasminoides belongs to the coffee and madder family,