{"product_id":"gardenia-jasminoides-daisy","title":"Gardenia jasminoides ‘Daisy'","description":"\u003cp style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; helvetica neue\u0026amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGolden Magic Gardenia.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most of us are more familiar with the larger double flowering Gardenias, but when found in the wild, they have much smaller single flowers. None the less, these single flowering cultivars have their place. They seem to flower more heavily than the doubles, and with 'Daisy,' the plant is much more compact. 'Kleim's Hardy' is another compact single flowering cultivar, for which I have not been able to tell the difference between the two, but 'Kleim's Hardy' is prone to nematode susceptibility, and as a result we have seen many die in the landscape from these infecting little round worms. But 'Daisy' is resistant to nematodes. This plant can be easily maintained under 3' with an equal or greater spread. Professor Fred Thode at Clemson always admonished his students that we should site Gardenias in the landscape so that they don't get early morning sun in areas where they are prone to freeze damage. This is because when they are heavily frozen on a cold winter morning, if sun immediately strikes them, it appears that they are thawed so rapidly, that it causes a rupturing of the cells of the leaf. Whether or not this is what actually happens, it is very obvious that there is far more cold damage on gardenias here when they are planted on an eastern exposure. When planted on the north or westerly side of a structure, even though it is colder, there is far less cold damage, because the plants tissue has already thawed by the time the sun strikes them. Thus, if one is trying to grow Gardenias out of their \"range,\" one should take this into consideration. As with all Gardenias, one needs to keep eyes open for the ubiquitous white flies which have Gardenias as their filet mignon. The \"honey dew\" that the white flies secrete forms the perfect food for sooty mold, which can quickly render a plant unsightly. We have found that worm castings are the best remedy. It is natural and it also enriches the soil as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: \u0026amp;quot; helvetica neue\u0026amp;quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px;\"\u003eZones 7b-9\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nurseries Caroliniana","offers":[{"title":"2 quart","offer_id":43421396828223,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2602\/3376\/files\/GardeniaaugustaDaisy52019_3.jpg?v=1781720635","url":"https:\/\/nurcar.com\/products\/gardenia-jasminoides-daisy","provider":"Nurseries Caroliniana","version":"1.0","type":"link"}