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About a 'Mock Gardenia'?
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Posted by oneacrewonder (My Page) on Sun, Jan 15, 06 at 15:50
I bought a 'mock gardenia' at the markets yesterday but know nothing about it. Can anyone help please? It looks healthy, has 'similar' leaves to a gardenia and one bud is about to open but other than that I have'nt a clue what to expect?
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RE: About a 'Mock Gardenia'?
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| Hi Lynnie Found this on a web-site hope it helps """Ervatamia coronaria (Tabernaemontana) "Mock Gardenia"
Grows to 2m, upright shrub, masses of small white flowers faintly perfumed""" It is also known as Crepe Gardinia, Pinwheel Jasmine , and Grape Jasmine, have a look at the link below its under ( Tabernaemontana divaricata ) so the mind boggles at what its right name is. Hope this helps .....Cheers..MM. OPPS SORRY Garden web will not allow me to post that link something to do with SPAM Ads from that site so they are barred.. |
RE: About a 'Mock Gardenia'?
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| My mother used to have one several years ago. Very similar to an ordinary gardenia but not perfumed (we didn't notice any and it was right outside their bedroom window), and more upright, grew to about 1.5 to 2m. Tough and easy to grow. I know they are a Tabernaemontana, as MM says but not sure what type. |
RE: About a 'Mock Gardenia'?
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Thanks for the info guys, now I know how big it gets I can put it in the right spot. It sounds like it will be an interesting shrub and a good screen plant.
Lynnie |
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