Diamond Spire™ Gardenia
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Diamond Spire™ Gardenia highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Brand
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun, Partial Shade
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Flower Color
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Fall Color
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Zones 7-10
Add a showpiece to your garden this season with distinctive Diamond Spire™ Gardenia PP# 32516 (Gardenia x 'Leefive')! This compact, columnar plant has wonderful blooms and very glossy, ovate, and crinkled broadleaf evergreen foliage to keep your interest all season long!
Part of the Southern Living® Plant Collection, the single white blooms of Diamond Spire™ feature that incredible Gardenia fragrance you love so much! You'll get a lot of value from this cultivar, as it first flowers in late spring, then begins intermittent flowering cycles until fall.
Growing throughout a wide range of USDA growing zones, Diamond Spire™ handles a touch of cold winter in zone 7 with protection from drying northern winds, and shrugs off heat and humidity up to steamy zone 10! Just 3-4 feet tall at maturity, these evergreen shrubs spread to about 2 feet wide but can be trimmed smaller to suit your landscaping needs!
Landscape Application:
Standing out as fantastic columnar specimens all on their own, stand one by your front entry or as a corner-softening accent in your foundation hedge. Pair them with Crape Myrtles, Viburnum, Hydrangea, and Camellias in a mixed shrub border. Make selections that play off each other's bloom color, texture, shape, and bloom time for a hard-working landscape feature.
You'll love having the glossy foliage grace your landscapes all year as backdrops and narrow hedges for privacy and screening! No neighbor will mind a fragrant friendly, living fence dividing your properties when you use rows of Diamond Spire™ Gardenia!
The fragrant blooms set the mood around seating areas and perfume your meditation nooks, or start your day on the right foot with a scented backdrop of Gardenia around your coffee nook! You'll have months of natural plant perfume nearby for living aromatherapy. Even out of bloom, the wildly unique, evergreen foliage brings a smile to your face in wintertime.
Plus the gleaming white blossoms are a must-have for Moon gardens! Butterflies love the single blooms as much as you do! Don't miss out on their rich nectar resources in Butterfly and Pollinator Gardens. Harvest the blooms and distill them into heady homemade essential oil for candles, soaps, and lotions! Gardenia oil is reputed to ward off colds and respiratory infections.
Perfect for either outdoor containers or in-grown growing, upright Diamond Spire fits beautifully in small space gardens. Even if you have other Gardenia plants, you'll be forgiven for adding this unique stunner to your collection!
Use Diamond Spire™ as a showy "Thriller" in outdoor containers for many years. What could be more sophisticated than a matching series in sleek, urban pots to add interest to your terrace or pool deck?
- Scented Waxy White Blossoms Spring Til Fall
- Taller Than Wide Broadleaf Evergreen
- Crinkly Textured Glossy Green Leaves
- Great Container Plants
- Foundations, Hedges, Specimens & Backdrop Evergreens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Grow Gardenias in full sun or partial shade where it has at least four hours of direct sunlight a day. Well-drained soils are necessary, so if you suspect poor drainage - mound up or keep your shrub in containers if you have heavy, soggy soil. Establish the root system the first year with careful attention to watering; then, put your Gardenias on a regular schedule of watering for best flowering. Apply mulch over the root system, and pull it away from touching the stems. Prune to shape as needed after the first flush of flowers is finished. Remove crossing branches and any branches that may be damaged.
- Full Sun & Afternoon Shade
- Loves Mulched Organically Rich Acidic Soil
- Well-Drained Moist Sites
- Prune After Flowering
- Deadhead After Flowers Fade
Upright form and fragrance! When you need an easy-to-grow Gardenia that won't take up too much space, you need the Diamond Spire™ Gardenia from Southern Living® plants and NatureHills.com!
