Sweet Tea™ Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides 'PIIGA-II' PP27,258

Sweet Tea™ Gardenia boasts tennis ball-sized double flowers with the incredible sweet fragrance you’d expect from a gardenia. The large, double flowers heavily rebloom throughout the season, extending the landscape power of this shrub. Sweet Tea™ has excellent cold hardiness, thriving into Zone 7 even after challenging winter months. At 3-5 feet tall and wide, Sweet Tea™ is more upright and larger than other gardenia, making it perfect for a foundation planting or short hedge.

  • Height

    3-5'

  • Width

    3-5'

  • Exposure

    Full Sun to Part Shade

  • Hardiness Zone

    7-9

  • Heat Zone

    9

  • Shape

    Rounded

  • Flower Color

    White

  • Foliage

    Dark Green

Bonus Attributes

  • Deer Resistant icon

    Deer Resistant

  • Fragrant icon

    Fragrant

  • Good for Cut Flowers icon

    Good for Cut Flowers

Caring Tips

  • pruning

    Summer After Flower

  • watering

    Medium

  • fertilizing

    Acid

Watering Distilyium with watering can

Know your zone

Zone Hardiness Map

The colored areas show where this plant thrives. Knowing this will help you select the most appropriate plants for your zone.

Sweet Tea™ Gardenia

Thrives in Zones 7-9