Gardenia jasminoides "Yellow" David Geiger A camellia passed hand to

A camellia passed hand to hand from a plantsman of that stature carries a provenance all its own

The harsh species name

Bees and butterflies work the flowers all summer

and rewards almost any reasonable site with bloom and easy good health

and the smooth

Gardenia jasminoides "Yellow" David Geiger A camellia passed hand toThe gardenia needs little introduction to a Southern gardener: glossy evergreen leaves and thick, waxen, intensely fragrant flowers that perfume a whole summer evening. This selection, grown simply as the Yellow gardenia, adds a twist, for the blooms open creamy white and deepen with age to a rich butter yellow, so a single shrub can carry both colors at once against the dark foliage. Gardenia jasminoides belongs to the coffee and madder family,