Gardenia sp. 'Variegata' Native Drought and poor soils are

Drought and poor soils are taken in stride once the plant is settled

A sheltered corner and a little sun are the whole of the asking

a spontaneous mutation

and spathulenol

shaped like the slender bill of a crane

Gardenia sp. 'Variegata' Native Drought and poor soils areThis striking, rather upright gardenia is a Woodlanders introduction that has since become more widely available, grown less for bloom than for the boldly marked leaves. Each glossy leaf is splashed and margined in strong yellow, so the whole shrub reads as a soft fountain of gold and green, a rare thing among broadleaf evergreens and a bright note for a shaded corner. The plant came to us many years ago from Brookside Gardens in Maryland, who had