Shoe, are your gardenias planted outside all year? I lived in Wilmington years ago but was not into gardenias then. I was a Marine Corp wife with no money for plants. My Kleims Hardy can not take the NJ winters either. None of my plants can unfortunately which keeps me very crowded during my busy cutting seasons. Do you sell any of your plants? I am looking for a few to replace mine and I was going to see what Logees and Top Tropicals had. Do you have any other places where you purchase yours? It is too hot to ship now anyhow.
I am too far north to have them out, but I am having a delima just now. The Gardenia Jasminoides 'Aimee' 2 y.o. standards and regulars that I have potted and am selling just now are outside on the north side of the GH in morning sun, shade and very late PM sun. They may not ever dry out or they get yellow overnight, so watering them daily is on the agenda. My question to you is, in this intense heat, do you think I should put them in the GH, which is over 100 deg. and has shade and fans, or should I leave them outside. They are almost all sold but what is left I do not want to fry outside. My gut tells me to leave them outside because Aimee came from Florida and I think they can take the heat, but I wanted your opinion. Thank you very much.
