Echo® Swan Queen™ Gardenia
$55.00 Original price was: $55.00.$16.50Current price is: $16.50.
1000 in stock
SKU: xI0YXmi3H8
Category: Gardenia
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water regularly – weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 4 ft. tall, 5 ft. wide.
| Description | A regal evergreen cloaked by velvety white, fully double blooms in spring. This densely branched, early flowering gardenia with glossy, dark green foliage has an improved resistance to root diseases and abundant rebloom. Excellent as a hedge or landscape accent. Plant near an entryway, courtyard, or patio where the fragrance can be enjoyed. Evergreen. |
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| Bloom Time | Late spring; reblooms from summer into fall. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Hedge, Small Spaces |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Companion Plants | Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Camellia (Camellia); Fuchsia (Fuchsia); Azalea (Azalea); Coral Bells (Heuchera) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in organically rich, slightly acidic, well-drained soils. Handle with care when transplanting; gardenia roots are best undisturbed. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch. |
| History | Introduced in the Gardeners Confidence Collection®, Swan Princess™ (‘4KIMYMJ01’) is noteworthy for its prolific, early flowering, its dense, compact, and uniform growth, and its increased tolerance to root diseases. It was selected as a seedling resulting from an open pollination of female/seed parent ‘Frostproof’, and an unknown male/pollen parent that’s original objective was to produce early-blooming, double-flowered, cold hardy gardenias with compact habits. Swan Princess™ was selected for its early and prolific production of fully double flowers and abundant rebloom, its upright, densely branched form with dark green foliage, its cold hardiness, and a notable tolerance to drought stress, root diseases. Swan Queen™ is hardy to zone 6b. |