Frost Proof Gardenia

Gleaming blooms, heavenly scent, and hardy evergreen nature! The Frost Proof Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof') is a phenomenal shrub with so much year-round appeal!

An icon and real southern bell, these are natives of China and have been a southern institution since the 1700s. Traditional Gardenias are finicky and hard to grow. The showy Frost Proof Gardenia is low-maintenance and cold-hardy with dark-green foliage color, shiny leaves, and large, snowy white blooms.

The Frost Proof Gardenia is an upright, dense, evergreen that fits about anywhere and looks amazing while doing it! The fragrant white flowers are abundant from mid-spring to fall so you can enjoy the intoxicating scent for months.

The double-flowered, snow-white blooms are the crowning glory of this shrub and lovely additions to floral designs and bouquets! A solitary bloom floating in a bubble bowl will scent your entire space! It's no wonder these are the most popular in weddings and boutonnieres! Reminding one of luxurious French perfumes.

These incredible evergreen shrubs have an upright form, a bushy growth habit, and gorgeous dark green leaves that create a handsome addition to any landscape! Blooming their first year, these beauties explode with fragrance and versatility.

Imagine that heavenly, sweet scent perfuming your garden throughout the day and in the moonlit evenings!

How to Use Frost Proof Gardenia In The Landscape

Easily maintained to a compact size with just a bit of pruning, Frost Proof Gardenias are perfect in a decorative container to welcome visitors to your entry, for a fragrant addition to your patio or balcony! Reaching a tidy 4-5 feet in height and 3-4 feet in width, these are perfectly sized for any application in the landscape.

Hardy Gardenia has amazing features that it gleefully adds to the garden as a 4-season accent and fragrant addition in the cutting garden. Blooming in early summer and then occasionally throughout the summer as well!

When allowed to grow to its full height of five feet, it could be the most fragrant hedge in the neighborhood! It would be the most beautiful privacy hedge, its glossy foliage would just gleam in the sunshine!

Creating a highly ornamental backdrop for your perennial and mixed-shrub borders, the constant green will highlight other plants and set off every color bloom it's paired with!

Your home's curb appeal will become splendidly increased with an evergreen hedge of these velvety blooms as your foundation planting. Just the right size to plant in front of your sunny front garden beds.

Be sure to plant one near a window or your seating area where you relax and entertain! Imagine an intense, sweet scent drifting through your window on a summer breeze...and that same scent greeting you every time you step out your front door. That's what you can expect for much of your summer with the Frost Proof Gardenia nearby!

Because Frost Proof Gardenia is just the kind of plant you'd want to keep close by, it is perfectly sized to fit into your favorite container or patio planter. 

Tolerating partial shade, Gardenia creates wonderful understory plantings and its deer resistance makes them perfect as woodland plantings. Pair the glossy foliage with fall color trees like the brilliant yellow of Quaking Aspen or the fiery reds of the Autumn Blaze Maple.

#ProPlantTips For Care

Noted for their cold-hardiness, hence the name Frost Proof, Gardenia are not only easy to grow but can be enjoyed by more homeowners in a wide variety of climates than ever before.

Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 7-10 and with flower buds tough enough to protect the blooms from late spring frosts, these Frost Proof Gardenia are really just that, frost-proof, Gardenia are tough plants once established.

Water well and plant in organically rich, well-draining soils. If puddles remain on your soil after a rain, or watering, consider elevating the planting area. Add 18 - 24 inches of soil above the native soil line and plant your tree directly in that mound.

Loving the full sun, and a touch of part shade, Gardenia do best where they are protected from the cold, drying winter winds. Preferring the morning sun and a touch of shade in the hottest southern sun, however, shrugs off the high humidity of the south with ease!

Planting frost-free Gardenias is best done in consistently moist, acidic soil that is enriched with lots of organic material and compost. A generous layer of mulch helps retain soil moisture as well as insulate the root system from heat and chill.

Slower-growing enough for you to not need to prune often however, to keep the blooms coming back for more, deadheading is advised once the blooms are spent. If pruning is required, be sure to prune only after the summer bloom has finished. After all, you wouldn't want to miss out on a single one of those amazing blooms!

Highly deer-resistant, Gardenia does need to get off to a good start for the best results. Be sure to water well and not let newly planted shrubs dry out between waterings their first year. Water consistently and use a good slow-release blooming plant fertilizer each spring to protect your investment.

Take care when applying lawn fertilizers near flowering shrubs. These high-nitrogen formulas are designed to produce foliage, but will not support flower development. Instead, apply an all-purpose fertilizer for blooming plants in early spring. Reapply in mid-summer, following label directions for application rates.

Get a Frost Proof Gardenia shrub and enjoy this flower's heavenly fragrance. With so many blooms you will enjoy immense wafts of fragrance in your yard, in your home, and for sharing with friends and family.

For iconic fragrance and evergreen presence, you and your garden will be delighted by the gorgeous Frost Proof Gardenia plants! Order your own scented hedge from Nature Hills today for many gorgeous and fragrant tomorrows!

Frequently Asked Questions

How cold is too cold for Frost Proof Gardenia?

Frost Proof Gardenia can tolerate brief frosts and overall USDA zone 7 experiences a minimum temperature average between 0° to 10°F. Anything lower or for long durations will see some leaves get some frostbite but the roots will remain safe and alive underground to regrow. 

How tall do Frost Proof Gardenias get?

Frost Proof Gardenias obtain a mature height of 4-5 feet and a mature width of 3-4 feet, in optimal conditions.

Will Frost Proof Gardenia survive winter?

In most growing zones of 7 through 10, Gardenia can tolerate seasonal short bursts of cold and are in-ground hardy down to about 0° to 10°F.

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and won’ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Frost Proof Gardenia for sale here at NatureHills.com!