Small deciduous shrub. Frilly white flowers. Gardenia?

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  1. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    I bought this plant at a silent auction a couple of years ago. They said it was a Gardenia.
    It dies back in the winter. My "real" Gardenia doesn't.
    It is only a couple feet tall and finally bloomed this year. Doesn't look like a Gardenia blossom to me. And there is no fragrance. Plus it puts on a cluster of buds.
    Can someone ID it for me please?
    Oh yeah... I'm in SE Texas zone 8b.
    Thanks in advance!



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  3. stratsmom

    stratsmom Flower Fanatic

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    Wow Cheryl, it is a pretty thing. Glossy gardenia looking leaves...too bad there is no fragrance :-? Not much help, am I? Not to worry, someone will know :-D
     
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    I think it's in the family but not the regular Gardenia. Maybe it's nearer to Gardenia thunbergia or Jasmine.
     
  5. chocolate

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    Hi, are you ready for this????

    tabernaemomtana divaricate is the name of your lovely plant[I hope after spelling that]
    In other countries of course it is called other names.
    Rose of India is one of them
    Crepe jasmine I think is another name.
     



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  6. TulsaRose

    TulsaRose New Seed

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    Nice catch, Chocolate. Gorgeous plant, huh?

    Tabernaemontana divaricata
    http://goo.gl/BG8pF
     
  7. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Thanks Chocolate! Now I can quit cussing it because it's not growing like the Gardenia. :-D
    No wonder it dies back in the winter... it's rated for zones 9 and up.
    So far only a couple of blooms have opened. Hopefully more will open at the same time so I can see if there's a fragrance. Will also check it first thing in the morning one day since what I've read the scent fades away throughout the day.
    Looks like I have it planted in the right spot... it gets sun with partial shade, but I may need to water it a little more often.
     
  8. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Toni... I can take a hint :-D
    I've sent the photos and added what info I found online about it.
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Thanks much ;)
     
  11. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Thank YOU Toni for all the work you and the others put into "The Stew". :stew2:
     

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