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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
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<topic id="gardenia">
<title>Gardenia</title>
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<p><xref keyref="perennial"/><i>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.</i></p>
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<p><b>Gardenia</b><indexterm>flowers<indexterm>summer<indexterm>gardenia</indexterm></indexterm></indexterm>
is a <xref keyref="genus" format="dita">genus</xref> of about 250 species of flowering
plants in the coffee f<xref keyref="bulb"/>amily, <b>Rubiaceae</b>, native to the
tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Oceania.
Several species occur on
<?oxy_insert_start author="Mary" timestamp="20190213T115708+0000"?>the island of
<?oxy_insert_end?>Hawaii, where gardenias are known as
<i>na'u</i><?oxy_delete author="Mary" timestamp="20190213T115732+0000" content=" or <i>nanu</i>"?>.</p>
<p><image href="../../images/Gardeniaflower.jpg"/></p>
<p>The genus was named by
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Linnaeus after Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-1791), a Scottish-born American
naturalist<?oxy_comment_end mid="2"?><?oxy_comment_end?><?oxy_comment_end mid="1"?>.</p>
<p>They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1–15 metres (3.3–49 ft) tall. The
leaves are opposite or in whorls of three or four, 5–50 centimetres (2.0–20 in) long and
3–25 centimetres (1.2–9.8 in) broad, dark green and glossy with a leathery texture. The
flowers are solitary or in small clusters, white, or pale yellow, with a tubular-based
corolla with 5-12 lobes (petals) from 5–12 centimetres (2.0–4.7 in) diameter. Flowering
is from about mid-spring to mid-summer and many species are strongly scented.</p>
<p><b>Gardenia</b> plants are prized for the strong sweet scent of their flowers, which can
be very large in some species.</p>
<p><b>Gardenias</b> have a reputation for being difficult to grow. Because they originated
in warm humid tropical areas, they demand high humidity to thrive. They flourish in
acidic soils with good drainage and thrive on [68-74 F temperatures (20-23 C)] during
the day and 60 F (15-16 C) in the evening. Potting soils developed especially for
gardenias are available.</p>
<p>In Ja<b>Gardenia jasminoides</b>pan and China, is called <i>Kuchinashi</i> (Japanese)
and <i>Zhi zi</i> (Chinese); the bloom is used as a yellow dye, which is used for
clothes and food (including the Korean mung bean jelly called hwangpomuk).</p>
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