Discussing in depth how to grow gardenia indoors. Gardenia care isn’t too bad for those with bright homes that stay more on the warm side and have decent humidity. For the rest of us, they can be more challenging. It’s a long video but after the quick care, it’s mostly just breaking down the why behind gardenias need to grow and troubleshooting what can go wrong. Issues like yellowing leaves on gardenias and bud drop on gardenias are very common and needed some explanation. I get asked often about gardenia dropping flower buds or rotting flower buds on gardenias, hopefully this video helps with that and the overall question of getting gardenia to bloom.
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I love gardenias, but their a stinker to keep alive for me.❄️💚🙃
Mine finally said it had enough, I was surprised it lasted 8 mo ( a gift). I just don’t have the conditions for it. Years ago for Christmas my husband would order the cut flowers from the florist. Since they only shipped in two’s I got 2 huge blooms nestled in green wax paper in a white cardboard box. Best gift ever but very pricy! 😊🌱. Oh I floated them in a large old cut crystal bowl, they have very short stems. Yay first!
I use to have trouble understanding PH. This is how my mind works, acid = angry, burning, so it should he a high number, and alkaline = mild ,gentle so it should be a lower number. When I think of acid I think burning hot and temperature so it should be a high number right? Oh well 🤓 what do I know. ❄️💚🙃
I’m going to try another one! Ah maybe not. Yes I am, I just have to make up my mind to be committed to its care. I want to start stock piling rain water for my house plants so it should be alright. ❄️💚🙃
Did you notice that there’s a heart on your new pretty pot?❄️💚🙃
It is windy here today! The trees are really dancing. It’s a good thing they don’t have any leaves right now or I think we would have a lot of branches down. 💨💨💨💨❄️💚🙃 And thankfully it’s not snowing, because strong wind and snow out of the west equals snowdrift in my family room. We really have to get that patio door fixed ! Thankfully we have a great wood stove in our family room. ❄️💚🙃
Thank you Jeff, be safe, stay healthy, and hope to see you Saturday! ❄️💚🙃
They're beautiful and they smell fantastic but, ugh, the work to get them to bloom and keep the plants healthy. "oh you live in Florida, just plant them outside." Yeah, were it that easy, this isn't southeast Asia.
A LOT of great information! Thank you! ❄️💚🙃
I think that’s all the comments I can come up with today or maybe not we’ll see. I might have to watch you again because I forgot to stop you a couple of times as I was commenting. My daughter has ADHD and that girl can multi task like you wouldn’t believe , me not so much ☹️❄️💚🙃
I gave up growing this plant indoors, I've killed 3
I wish I could send you pictures. I don’t know how. But I would like you to see my survivor orchid and maybe you could tell me what I need to do with it ? I’m Swimming in a sea of confusion about it. The roots look dead to me but it keeps growing😵💫❄️💚🙃
I have always wanted to grow gardenias but I thought they were difficult to grow. Thanks Jeff for all the information I might have to try to grow one.
Hi Jeff,
I won my disagreement with my condo assoc, they are taking out two pricker bushes Soon I will have two spaces to fill there are too many choices. One gets more sun one is about half in half. I'm full of questions today I nursed a tray of little violas from the backyard. P planted them into an aluminum roasting tray. Been in there for three months now they seem to be dying. do you think it was the tray? I replanted them into the usual plastic containers I use. Any thoughts? I got rid of those pesty spider mites with neem oil. Those pesty little flies got the mosquito bites out on them 🙂 Everything is under control now.
Very educational video….I gave up on trying to keep them alive….Thanks for all the info…
❤ the show & ur collection go in hard with neem oil..weekly. Its the real. Mite destroyer
I live in Spokane, WA., zone 6. I stopped having trouble with gardenias when I stopped worrying about them. It occurred to me that a shrub that is beloved across the South, where winter can bring warm sun on Monday and snow and wind on Tuesday, that these plants may be a lot tougher than we think. I now overwinter mine in my garage, where they freeze occasionally (as low as 24F) but usually in the 30's and 40's, with a fan stirring the air and a warm white/cool white fluorescent light overhead. They come outside around forsythia time (March) and stay outside until the night temps get cold enough to freeze the pots (November). Most bloom heavily in spring and again in fall, but Veitchii can go off anytime days are above 70 and nights are below 60. The pH of my water is 8, and humidity is low, with dewpoints rarely above 50. It's only when I try to grow them in the house that they get cranky!
Omgosh. I tried. Lolol. What a fiasco.
I thought I was overwatering when mine had lots of yellowing leaves. But after it got rained on for 4 whole days, it seems to have sprung back to live. I’m so confused. Thanks for this gardenia content; been waiting for one from you!
Hi Jeff! I used to think that I'd like to try a gardenia inside, but now, not so much. 😉 Mostly because I don't think I get enough light, but will now add all of the problems they might have. I really appreciate the in depth care for them. It will save me some money, and frustration. I don't have issues with insects now, and definitely don't want to invite them in. Thank you so much for sharing!