azaleas and gardenias
If you’re searching for azaleas and gardenias in New Zealand, you’re in the right place. These classic shrubs offer a perfect blend of vibrant blooms, fragrance, and evergreen foliage—making them ideal choices for ornamenting garden beds, borders, and containers. Azaleas and gardenias both thrive in our temperate climate, and with the right care, will reward you with seasons of colour and scent. Below, we’ll cover why azaleas and gardenias are so desirable, planting tips, and a selection of popular cultivars available in our nursery.
Gardenia 'Veitchii'
Gardenia 'Veitchii' is a classic evergreen shrub admired for its intensely fragrant creamy white flowers and glossy dark green foliage. This elegant gardenia is highly valued for its long flowering season, often producing blooms from spring through autumn in favourable conditions. The rich perfume and lush evergreen foliage create a luxurious tropical atmosphere in New Zealand gardens. Gardenia 'Veitchii' is ideal for patios, borders, containers, and feature planting where fragrance and beauty can be enjoyed up close. Its compact growth habit and reliable flowering make it a timeless favourite for garden enthusiasts.
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Gardenia 'Buttons'
Gardenia 'Buttons' (Miniature Gardenia) is a charming compact evergreen shrub admired for its intensely fragrant creamy white flowers and glossy dark green foliage. This miniature gardenia produces masses of small elegant blooms through spring and summer, creating a luxurious tropical atmosphere in New Zealand gardens. Its naturally compact growth habit makes it ideal for smaller gardens, patios, containers, borders, and low hedging where fragrance and beauty can be enjoyed up close. Gardenia 'Buttons' (Miniature Gardenia) also provides year round structure with lush evergreen foliage, making it a versatile and attractive landscape plant.
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