tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post4901415384388906643..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Messenger of God (Gardenia jasminoides)mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71561413314660525542014-10-03T15:44:33.695-07:002014-10-03T15:44:33.695-07:00Hi. I am from Russia originally and I had a heirlo...Hi. I am from Russia originally and I had a heirloom gardenia plant at home with no problem at all. A little different from we can find at nursery now - fewer petals in flowers (but a lot of them), not so heavy smell. Dropped some leaves during winter but tolerated any light conditions and irregular watering. My in-laws still have the plant (it should be more then 10 years old now).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-48303345581240923922013-04-09T15:20:42.869-07:002013-04-09T15:20:42.869-07:00My dad cannot stand these plants because he is all...My dad cannot stand these plants because he is allergic to them. Can you imagine THAT? He would walk into the house and immediately demand where the gardenia was and then order you to get rid of it. When I was in high school I received a bouquet of them after being in the school play and had to throw them away because of that. I did not even get to take it with me in the car home.<br />At the Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688509166643451425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50534954823092980962012-05-20T15:29:10.850-07:002012-05-20T15:29:10.850-07:00I can see why someone would get depressed after re...I can see why someone would get depressed after reading several paragraphs of 'you're doing it wrong!'. Pity really, the gritty mix is quite good once you get used to its crazy high water requirements. Sure, it needs a special watering regime, but so does the bagged stuff when you take into account the question of 'is this soil dry enough to safely water yet?'. It really is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-30373828554773856152011-11-06T13:36:42.944-08:002011-11-06T13:36:42.944-08:00omnomnomsies:
Okay, well. Thanks for stopping by,...omnomnomsies:<br /><br />Okay, well. Thanks for stopping by, then.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-509937153975200542011-11-05T09:42:43.511-07:002011-11-05T09:42:43.511-07:00omnomnomsies:
No, I get that all those things are...omnomnomsies:<br /><br />No, I get that all those things are important. What I think you're not understanding is that your experience growing plants in your home, with your tap water, is <i>different</i> than the experiences of other people. Tap water pH is normally between 6 and 8, though it varies from location to location and sometimes also from season to season. <i>Most</i> people do not mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12400763889162684622011-11-04T09:13:28.536-07:002011-11-04T09:13:28.536-07:00omnomnomsies:
I'm going to quibble with these...omnomnomsies:<br /><br />I'm going to quibble with these assertions:<br /><br /><i>The above might sound complicated but it really isn't.</i> <br /><br />It's a good bit more complicated than the care for, say, a <i>Dracaena fragrans</i>. You're saying that a special soil mix, ongoing adjustment of the pH, bringing in special bugs for insect control, and potentially bringing in mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19043337636075784322011-10-25T15:11:08.447-07:002011-10-25T15:11:08.447-07:00I have never quite recovered from an experience in...I have never quite recovered from an experience in Veracruz, Mexico, when I was 11...and my family stayed in a wonderful hacienda where towering gardenias lined the walkways. Every evening they would dump a truckload of gardenias into the swimming pool...and we swam through them in the twilight.<br /><br />Now I live in Massachusetts, where (needless to say) the climate doesn't favor them. Helzbethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-9598886144811044432010-11-21T04:28:44.652-08:002010-11-21T04:28:44.652-08:00Totally agree on the depth of the fragrance of the...Totally agree on the depth of the fragrance of the gardenia - balanced and sweet.<br />I grew up in Malaysia, where we had two huge gardenia bushes at the front of the house. The bushes were perpetually covered in flowers, and every evening we were treated to the fragrance. <br />I've since tried to grow gardenia in my current garden but they are not doing well. I suspect its the soil.Tangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14820676082882437312010-08-29T12:39:53.737-07:002010-08-29T12:39:53.737-07:00I have two species, both in the north garden. Slow...I have two species, both in the north garden. Slowly but sure.<br /><br />When they were in the west, did not do as well, so far no diseases or insect damages...<br /><br />I enjoy both, the fragrance and foliage, by our windows...<br /><br />Nice post..antigonum cajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227233232030093487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-2892948613412879332009-11-23T14:57:20.094-08:002009-11-23T14:57:20.094-08:00When I went to high school in San Antonio in the v...When I went to high school in San Antonio in the very early 1960s, there were two huge gardenia bushes in front of the school. Each morning I would steal a flower. I'd carry it all day, eating a petal every so often. Gardenia petals taste exactly like they smell, and you have the added pleasure of that tenderness on your tongue.Ginny Burtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-90632593430322089782008-12-20T23:49:00.000-08:002008-12-20T23:49:00.000-08:00WOW. What beautiful photos. I wish I could grow g...WOW. What beautiful photos. I wish I could grow gardenias in my garden. Their scent is amazing.FIONAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525085661198210325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-8044000266009268182008-12-12T20:18:00.000-08:002008-12-12T20:18:00.000-08:00I bought a bonsai gardenia from the shop where I w...I bought a bonsai gardenia from the shop where I work as a florist. We actually were not sure of the plant's name at the time, although I later found out from our greenhouse supplier that it was a gardenia.<BR/>It did well (indoors!) for awhile, but then all the leaves turned yellow and dropped. I got it to come back to life, but then I re-potted it, (a BIG mistake). All of the leaves dropped Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5551665421222387032008-12-11T09:41:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:41:00.000-08:00Well sure, they're easy if your climate's doing mo...Well sure, they're easy if your climate's doing most of the work for you already. But indoors? Not so much. <BR/><BR/>Your yard must be unbelievable when they're all flowering. I'm jealous.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-51039581208149103622008-12-11T08:19:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:19:00.000-08:00New comment to an old post.I'm so amused you put a...New comment to an old post.<BR/><BR/>I'm so amused you put a '10' on this plant. Every year I root at least one off the old outdoor plant that has been here for 50 years. They're everywhere. I began to plant hedges of them, just because I garden in a favorable climate for gardenias.<BR/><BR/>Right now there's a tiny cutting in the greenhouse, growing like mad. I think most gardeners love them to Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-3208615259611628152008-10-22T06:37:00.000-07:002008-10-22T06:37:00.000-07:00OMG. Your blog is the greatest. I suppose I don't ...OMG. Your blog is the greatest. I suppose I don't need to extol the virtues to you, but it's like an encyclopedia that's actaully fun to read! My mom worked at a huge private nursery when I was growing up. I remember taking deep whiffs of the gardenias, I smelled them for so long that I inhaled all of the fragrance!!!Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739039763558923579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55978795726858931452008-06-04T15:42:00.000-07:002008-06-04T15:42:00.000-07:00Yep, it's the flowers. I have two large gardenias...Yep, it's the flowers. I have two large gardenias growing in my garden (plus a number of smaller varieties) - and they are about 8' tall by 10' wide and are both in full bloom. The fragrance stops you in your tracks. There's nothing quite like gardenia season in the south.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-32308887057545077792007-12-05T23:46:00.000-08:002007-12-05T23:46:00.000-08:00The gardenia flower scent is wonderful, but I thin...The gardenia flower scent is wonderful, but I think many folks associate the scent with gardenia perfume, which is cloying, overpowering and all those other descriptions you mentioned. There really is no comparison. That said, I think orange, lemon and grapefruit blossoms have the gardenia beat by a long shot. (Probably because we don't grow gardenia here and there is an abundance of citrus.)<BR/Aiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-62994990804587112182007-12-05T06:19:00.000-08:002007-12-05T06:19:00.000-08:00When I graduated from college, my sister placed on...When I graduated from college, my sister placed on me a lei that she made from a couple dozen huge gardenia blossoms grown in her yard. The fragrance was intense and blissfully dizzying. That plant was absolutely covered with blossoms every year.<BR/><BR/>If you like gardenia, grow the orchid Brassavola 'Little Stars.' Much easier, different, but just as rich fragrance (but only at night).foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442892491318607466noreply@blogger.com