August Beauty Gardenia

{"key":"august","id":"PLT-GARD-AUGUST-BEAUTY","slug":"august-beauty-gardenia","name":"August Beauty Gardenia","botanical":"Gardenia jasminoides ‘August Beauty’","eyebrow":"FRAGRANCE + EVERGREEN FORM","benefit":"Bring fragrance into the places you linger.","intro":"Glossy foliage and full white flowers give August Beauty a generous presence near a porch or garden terrace. Start with a comfortable place to sit, then leave enough planting room to enjoy the scent without branches taking over the space.","h":[5,5],"w":[3,3],"install":[2,1.5],"color":"#527044","habit":"upright","light":"Sun to part shade","lightTags":["sun","part"],"water":"Moist, acidic soil with good drainage","season":"Evergreen · fragrant white flowers in the growing season","care":"Regular moisture; light shaping after the main bloom","site":"Consider a sheltered Pensacola-area bed with morning light, afternoon relief and soil that holds some moisture while draining freely. A hot, dry strip beside paving is a harder starting point.","sizeNote":"Monrovia lists about 5 ft high × 3 ft wide for this cultivar. Treat that as a planning reference, not a lifelong limit; confirm the nursery selection and local growth. This is taller than Radicans gardenia.","uses":["Fragrant garden","Porch planting","White flowers","Evergreen structure","Sheltered courtyard"],"checks":[["Put the scent within reach.","Place the shrub near a seating area you actually use. Draw the chair in its pulled-out position before setting the plant center."],["Check the bed, not just the label.","Gardenias need acidic soil and reliable moisture without soggy roots. Check drainage before adding irrigation to a struggling plant."],["Keep access to the house.","Leave room behind the eventual foliage for window cleaning, siding care and service access. A small nursery plant can hide that future conflict."],["Plan beyond the bloom.","White flowers are seasonal; the glossy green shape does the everyday work. Allow access to remove faded flowers where a tidy terrace matters."]],"faq":[["Is this the same as Radicans?","No. August Beauty is an upright, larger selection. Radicans is a low, spreading gardenia; compare their guides before choosing the layer you need."],["Will it flower continuously?","Expect a main display and possible later flowers as conditions allow. The name is not a promise of nonstop bloom or an exact local calendar."],["Can it go in a small patio opening?","Measure the full bed and future foliage first. If keeping it out of the chairs will require constant cutting, a smaller plant or a different placement is a better design decision."]],"sources":[["Monrovia · August Beauty size and care","https://www.monrovia.com/august-beauty-gardenia.html"],["Monrovia · growing and caring for gardenias","https://www.monrovia.com/be-inspired/how-to-grow-and-care-for-gardenia.html"]],"companions":[{"slug":"radicans-gardenia","name":"Radicans Gardenia","title":"Compare a lower gardenia.","reason":"Use Radicans for a lower layer in a similarly acidic, well-drained bed; keep both plants’ mature footprints separate.","image":{"id":"6a9f291b4f259866ad352735","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6a9f291b4f259866ad352735_landova-shrub-radicans-context.webp","alt":"Illustrative planting concept with Radicans Gardenia"}},{"slug":"yuletide-camellia","name":"Yuletide Camellia","title":"Add a different flowering season.","reason":"Where the bed offers suitable moisture, drainage and filtered light, Yuletide can add winter color behind the gardenia. Allow for its much larger spread.","image":{"id":"6a9f6fc65926e504213dc8c5","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6a9f6fc65926e504213dc8c5_landova-yuletide-context-r06.webp","alt":"Illustrative planting concept with Yuletide Camellia"}}],"wholeCaption":"Illustrative form · an upright gardenia, not a low groundcover","detailCaption":"Illustrative detail · double white flowers and glossy leaves","wholeFit":"contain","guideKind":"Cultivar guide","aliases":["August Beauty","fragrant white gardenia"],"images":{"context":{"id":"6a9f6fc65926e504213dc87f","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6a9f6fc65926e504213dc87f_landova-august-context-r06.webp","alt":"Illustrative planting concept with August Beauty Gardenia"},"whole":{"id":"6a9f6fc740dc2323b960eca6","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6a9f6fc740dc2323b960eca6_landova-august-whole-r06.webp","alt":"Illustrative view of August Beauty Gardenia overall form","fit":"contain"},"detail":{"id":"6a9f6fc918167b2954a8e4cb","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6a975baac0f352647862d847/6a9f6fc918167b2954a8e4cb_landova-august-detail-r06.webp","alt":"Illustrative view of August Beauty Gardenia foliage and seasonal detail"}},"caution":"An upright gardenia, not low Radicans. Confirm acidic soil, reliable moisture and room beside seating."}