August Beauty Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides ‘August Beauty’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 8a-11 (7B?) Find Your Zone

Shrub Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub

Height at Maturity: 6-8′

Width at Maturity: 4-6′

Spacing: 4′ for solid hedge; 8’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Bushy, Dense, Mounding, Upright

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Large, 3″

Flowering Period: Mid- to Late-Spring, Summer

Flower Type: Double

Fragrant Flowers: Yes – extremely fragrant!

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun, All Day Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 4.5 – 6.0 (Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Insect

Description

The largest growing and most impressive Gardenia we offer, ‘August Beauty’ is a double-flowered variety that produces an abundance of large (3″ diameter), pure white flowers from mid-spring into summer that fill the garden with wonderful aroma to die for. The flowers are excellent for cutting and use in indoor arrangements. The very lustrous and dark green arrow-shape leaves of August Beauty contrast nicely with other plants with a finer texture and lighter color foliage.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing to 6 to 8 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide, the August Beauty Gardenia is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, or as a wonderfully fragrant hedge in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. Because they like a break from the midday afternoon sun and cold northwesterly winds, Gardenia are best planted on the east side of the home or other structures. Needless to say, these fragrant wonders are a fine addition to sensory gardens and near windows or outdoor living spaces where the fragrance can be enjoyed.

Suggested Spacing: 4 feet apart for solid hedge; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

Gardenia are exceptionally easy to grow in moist but well-drained soils of average fertility and part sun, preferably morning sun with some shade or filtered sun in the mid afternoon hours. The east side of the home or other areas that provide some afternoon shade are perfect. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soils can cause root rot or other plant diseases.

Soil pH is important!

To flower their best and maintain deep green foliage color, all Gardenia require an acid to moderately acid soil ranging from 4.5 to 6.0 on the pH scale. If your soil is alkaline foliage will turn pale-green to yellow and flowering will be diminished.

Soil pH is a measurement of the alkalinity or acidity of soil and is measured on a scale of 1-14, with 7 as the neutral mark. Any measurement below 7 indicates acid soil conditions, and anything above 7 indicates alkaline. If you’re unsure about the pH of your soil and whether or not it’s suitable for growing Gardenia it’s a good idea to test the soil pH in the planting area.

You can quickly test soil pH with an inexpensive soil pH tester probe. To raise the pH (make more alkaline) you can add pelletized limestone to the soil. To lower the pH (make more acid) you can apply Soil Sulfur, Aluminum Sulfate, or Chelated Iron. Adding organic compost to the soil or using compost as mulch can also help to increase acidity and maintain acid soil conditions.

Learn More: What is Soil pH & How To Test & Adjust It

Helpful Articles

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Beautiful flowers and doing well so far close to the ocean.—————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy your purchase for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Our gardenias arrived healthy and well packaged! My husband was most impressed. And the instructions for soil prep and planting were especially helpful! They are in the ground and look very happy! I would definitely order from Wilson Bros. again!————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

At the end of last year I overheard my mom raving about Gardenias and how she would love to have one, so in January I ordered one and had it sent to her house. I’m always leery when having plants shipped during the bitter cold of winter, but the plant arrived packaged well and in excellent condition. This spring she moved it outside and it really took off and finally today it opened its first blossom. My mom couldn’t contain her excitement when she called to tell me about it. It’s been 8 months now and the plant is doing excellent!————————————————————Yay!! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope your mom enjoys it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My plant arrived packaged very carefully. Thus it had shipped just perfectly!
It is full of buds and I can’t wait for the blooms as the weather warms. I highly recommend ordering from Wilson Brothers!—————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This plant arrived in good shape, and was very well packaged. I am looking forward to seeing it bloom!——————————————————Thanks so much for your review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG

I’ve ordered many plants from Wilson Brothers over the last 2 years. I’m so glad I found their website! Their plants arrive super healthy and full with strong roots,; great shopping experience; fast shipping; excellent plants. I’m very happy with all the plants I’ve purchased. Wilson Brothers is my first choice for ordering plants online and I highly recommend them.——————————————–Wow! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This is the 3rd time I have ordered from WBG and I am very happy with everything that I’ve purchased. My first order of August Beauty Gardenias came with one looking kinda sad. I wrote WBG and they immediately sent another. Both Gardenias ended up blooming their heads off and this is in Seattle!!!! So I have ordered another 3 this year and I’m happy, happy, happy with all of my purchases. And we had a horrible cold spell with lots of snow back in December and even though they suffered some leaf damage they still look pretty darn good. Thanks so much for the excellent service, and the wonderful plants!———————————–

I received my August Beauty gardenia plant very quickly. It was packed very well for shipping and arrived in perfect condition! I would definitely buy from you folks again!———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The two plants arrived in perfect shape, thanks to excellent packaging, and two blooms were already on one plant. As expected, any plant from Wilson Brothers is a superb specimen.——————————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plants were beautiful and the shipping was perfect. Would definitely order from you again.——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review and the kind words! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

What a beautiful plant!
Anxiously waiting for the the plant to flower
Great product at a great price. Thank you.——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Received my gardenias and they are looking beautifully healthy. So excited to see them in bloom. Will probably order more soon. Definitely recommend!—————————-Thanks for the kind words! We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

This plant was really gorgeous when received. Many buds, full blooms, and a very healthy looking plant, has settled in well in my home and is a showpiece.————————————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

My plant arrived on time. It is adapting well and setting buds. Thank you I will be looking into hostas next!————————————We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

With every order I’ve placed, I’ve ALWAYS received clean, lush, healthy, thriving plants from them…and in a timely fashion. The August Beauty gardenia I purchased is no different and was included in an order with a climbing hydrangea and a Gold Dust Aucuba japonica. They are all beautiful, like every single plant I’ve ever purchased from Wilson Bros. I love to “buy local” when I can find good looking plants at a fair price, but when I can’t or want something specific my local nurseries don’t carry or cannot locate, Wilson Bros. is my favorite online nursery go-to! Buy this gardenia—heck, buy 2! You’ll be glad you did.—————————-Thanks so much for the awesome review!! Beth | WBG

VERY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE GROWTH..IT WILL REMAIN A CONTAINER PLANT AS I’M IN ZONE 6-A. AND I ALREADY HAVE A PH METER. I COLLECT RAIN WATER FOR ALL THE HOUSE PLANTS AND SOME EVEN REQUIRE DISTILLED WATER.. PLANT ARRIVED SAFELY AND VERY WELL PACKAGED. THANK YOU FOR A QUALITY PLANT.————————Thanks for the nice review!! 🙂 Beth | WBG

Rarely do I receive 2-3 gallon plants in such good condition, packed with logical care.
I have have planted hundreds, These costs more but well worth the spend.———————————Hi David, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the August Beauty Gardenia. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

Easy ordering. Extremely fast order filling. Well packed for shipping & arrived undamaged. Plant was an excellent specimen. Pleased with the transaction from start to finish. —————- WBG Reply: Hi Anthon – Thanks so much for your review of the August Beauty Gardenia and for the compliments! It makes everything we do even more worth the while. Hope you enjoy this fragrant wonder for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

Amazing huge white flowers