1 Gallon Gardenia August Beauty Shrub

Update Nov/9: After 6 months, my gardenia is going strong. I repotted it into a slightly bigger pot and left it out on my south-facing deck all summer. Though the description says it blooms mid-spring into summer, mine didn’t. For the first 3 months or so, the leaves kept yellowing and shedding, but new leaves kept growing as well. I brought it inside and put it by the south-facing patio door nearly 2 months ago. It adapted well and has been producing buds. I’m having more than 2 dozen buds right now, and more are coming I believe. The first bud bloomed yesterday, filling the house with a beautiful fragrance. I’m glad I bought in the first place.By the way, this plant was infected with aphids (green bugs that feed on new growth of buds and leaves). So check yours carefully when you receive it. I was inexperienced and didn’t check mine carefully. When I discovered a few days later, the bugs had already spread. I’ve been spraying and wiping the infected areas with neem oil and distilled vinegar but they keep coming back. Now I check every day to kill off any aphid I found to keep them under control. Seems like they’re here to stay :(.Update 5/15: I'm now on my 2nd blossom. The first one (attached pictures) lasted about a week and was incredibly fragrant. Even after deadheaded, it still smells awesome. I'm drying them all. The plant has lost a lot of leaves, but overall it still looks healthy.Original review: I'm one of those selfish people who benefit from others' reviews yet rarely write one. This time I have to write one since I'm so happy about this little gardenia plant. I was a bit skeptical & hesitant ordering it from Amazon because there were only 4 reviews, even though all of the reviews gave a 5-star rating. But I'm so glad I took the chance and ordered it anyway. The plant arrived today in perfect condition. The tips were bent since they were taller than the box, but luckily no damage done. There were some yellow leaves and quite a few with lots of black spots on them. However, the rest look green and lustrous. And my oh my, there are 15, yes you read it right, 15 buds. All of the buds are big and look very healthy. I can't wait for the buds to bloom into beautiful fragrant flowers. The plant stood 25 inches tall from the bottom of the pot it came in. Overall, this is one of those perfect buys that makes my heart jump with joy. I've never had a gardenia before and since I live in zone 4, I'll have to keep it in a container and mostly indoors (except in the summer where it will be on our deck). I just read about how to tend to a gardenia indoors and it seems this plant is a bit too high-maintenance, as well as easily susceptible to diseases. Anyway, I hope I'll be able to keep it alive.

These gardenias are absolutely beautiful. They are packaged well and delivered beautifully green and ready to go. So glad I bought these. They should grow and flourished. Very well taken care of. Would and probably will buy these again. Thank you to the seller and grower!!

No flowers , didn't like the picture showed

Received Gardenia shrub early, very happy how well it was packaged and the condition was perfect. I planted it large pot. Anxious to see it bloom. Definitely will be buying from this seller in the near future.

So far very nice.No smell yet but hopeful

Seller did the best job packaging these plants I've ever seen from anyone and the end result was healthy plants received on my end. That plus the very reasonable price means I will definitely buy from this seller again.

I bought this in hopes for a beautiful plant at a great price. When it arrived it was a beautiful green and had one bud about to open. I potted it and within a few days the leaves started to yellow. I have numerous orchids that came down with a mealybug infestation and I’m in an apartment so it’s difficult to isolate them. I have no idea where else they could’ve came from because this gardenia is the newest plant and I didn’t have issues before. Even my kikis need treatment. It’s devastating and I’ve been treating for over a month. I wanted the seller to be aware so they can treat their plants before shipment and spreading infestations.

My gardenia bush arrived in perfect condition. No damage from transport and no dead leaved. All leaves were really green and it looks beautiful healthy. I am so happy with it. I'd post a picture but it's dark out and I put it in ground yesterday 3 days after I got it like instructions said. I'm a happy camper!!