Plant Profile: Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation'

Names

Cape Jasmine, Gardenia jasminoides 'Lee One' or 'Leeone'

  • Photo of Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' (Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation's)

Phonetic Spelling:gar-DEEN-ee-uh jas-min-NOY-deez

Genus:Gardenia

Species:jasminoides

Family:Rubiaceae

This gardenia boasts year-round charm, thanks to its highly fragrant, eye-catching blooms and its lush, dark emerald green leaves. It can thrive as a houseplant or be planted outdoors, favoring bright, indirect sunlight or partial shade. Exposure to full sun may scorch the leaves, giving them a bronzed appearance. While this variety is known for its cold-hardiness, it can suffer from winter burn if subjected to excessive cold. This medium-sized shrub has a rounded, dense form and is drought-resistant once established. It also shows slight tolerance to salt and is less likely to be damaged by deer. Ensuring good air circulation can help minimize pest issues.

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Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Feature Summary

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Tags

#fragrant
#evergreen
#drought tolerant
#perennial
#white flowers
#shrub
#partial sun
#showy
#cut flowers
#accent plant
#high maintenance
#moist soil
#mounding
#well-drained soil
#deer resistant
#nighttime garden
#dense
#rich soil
#rounded
#borders
#acidic soil tolerant
#asian garden
#walkway planting
#compact habit
#patio planting
#bird friendly
#partial shade tolerant
#bee friendly
#container plants

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Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Feature Summary

Attributes
Gardenia hips attract birds and other wildlife.
Perennial
Woody
Flowers
Flowers are 2-4 inches and highly fragrant
Fragrant
Good Cut
Showy
Spring
Summer
3-6 inches
Leaves
Leaves are leathery, lustrous, and dark emerald green
Opposite
Whorled
Lanceolate
1-3 inches
Glossy
Leathery
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Shrub
Multi-stemmed
Rounded
Mounding
Dense
Medium
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Acid (<6.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
11a
11b
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Landscape
Cutting Garden
Children's Garden
Garden for the Blind
Nighttime Garden
Asian Garden
Border
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Accent
Small groups
Specimen
Container
Patio
Walkways
Houseplants
Songbirds
Bees

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Attributes

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Wildlife Value

Gardenia hips attract birds and other wildlife.

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Recommended Propagation Strategy

Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Flowers

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Flower Description

Flowers are 2-4 inches and highly fragrant

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Flower Color

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White

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Leaves

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Leaf Description

Leaves are leathery, lustrous, and dark emerald green

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Leaf Color

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Green

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Whole Plant Traits

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Maintenance

Low
Medium
High

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Cultural Conditions

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
10a
thermostat
10b
thermostat
11a
thermostat
11b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Fruit

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Fruit Color

grass
Orange

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Fruit Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Fruit Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Stem

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation' Landscape

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland

Gardenia jasminoides 'Jubilation': Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees