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Gardenia (Cape jasmine, Zhi Zi) - Gardenia jasminoides - Medicinal, Culinary- Beautiful small evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves and waxy single white blooms with a wonderful aroma.  Makes a lovely outdoor planting in warmer climates and a good houseplant in colder ones.  One specimen can fill the house with its delightful scent.  Flowers are used to flavor teas and to make perfumes.  Medicinally, gardenia is used to treat insomnia, high blood pressure, hepatitis and as a treatment for sprains and bruises.  Likes a warm rich loamy soil.  Gardenias are difficult to germinate, but well worth the effort.  Hardy to 30F (-1.1C)  Full sun; plant height: 6ft. (3ft. spread)

# 772  Packet   $25.00,  Approximately 100 seeds
#P772    3in. pot    $18.95

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