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customer service: 1-800-457-1859 | www.StarRoses and Plants.com GARDENIA ‘BUTTONS’ Gardenia jasminoides ‘Buttons’ PP 24,229 GROWER GUIDE SELLING FEATURES • Reliable, re-blooming variety. • Compact, low-growing variety lends itself well to containers and small spaces. • Heavy flower set of semi-double, white flowers. • Extremely fragrant and heat tolerant. Fig 1: Flowers of Gardenia ‘Buttons.’ Fig 2: Finished container.
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GARDENIA ‘BUTTONS’ Gardenia jasminoides ‘Buttons’ PP 24,229
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SELLING FEATURES
• Reliable, re-blooming variety.
• Compact, low-growing variety lends itself well to containers and small spaces.
• Heavy flower set of semi-double, white flowers.
• Extremely fragrant and heat tolerant.
Fig 1: Flowers of Gardenia ‘Buttons.’
Fig 2: Finished container.
GENERAL INFORMATION
lIGht: Full sun to partial shade
matURE sIzE: 11/2–2’ h x 11/2–2’ w
natURal blOOm sEasOn: Re-blooming spring to fall
UsDa haRDInEss: Zone 8
UsEs: Mass plantings, specimen, containers. PROPAGATION INFORMATION tImE Of yEaR: May–August
typE Of WOOD: Semi-hardwood; Minimum 2–3 nodes with 1 node below the soil.
ROOtInG hORmOnE: 3000ppm IBA-talc or solution
tImE tO fUlly ROOtED: 4–6 weeks
tRIms: One trim minimum recommended in liner stage.
FINISHING INFORMATION mEDIa: Standard Ornamental Nursery Mix
mEDIa ph: 5.5–6.0
mEDIa Ec: 1.5–2.0
mOIstURE: Maintain even moisture in well-drained soil.
fERtIlIzER: 13-5-9 Harrell’s 8–9 month slow release feed, top dressed.
• 20 grams in 1 gallon
• 40 grams in 2 gallon
• 60 grams in 3 gallon
cOmmOn pEsts & DIsEasE: Watch for whitefly, aphids, mealybug, and thrips. Root rot can occur in periods of excessive watering.
tRImmInG: Recommend one trim in the first year of production to bulk. Trim immediately after spring flowering.
pGRs: None needed.
fInIshInG tImEs: • 1 gallon: Shift 21c in early sping. Plants will be saleable in fall.
FINISHING INFORMATION (continued)
• 3 gallon: Shift 21c in late summer to early fall. Overwinter containers. Plants will be saleable the following fall. Shift 1 gallon in late summer and grow on. Overwinter containers. Plants will be saleable the following spring.
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