I have had good and bad experiences with Logees but I must admit the good outnumber the bad. The only problem I had with them over the years was a few plants with insects and I called and they replaced the plants with no question. I also found them very helpful with problems. They take the time to answer emails and phone calls and are extremely helpful. The African Gardenia which is s member of the Rubiaceae family is called dward-loquat (Eng) and dwerglukwart(Afr.). It is said to produce fruit but mine has never produced any fruit.It has more or less an orange blossom scent, not at all overbearing.
To propagate you should do it by seed or by summer cuttings. The baby plants are extremely fragile and I have honestly not tried it because I did not want to cut mine back. Logee told me fo take a 6 inch cutting or so and try starting it in water first. Once the roots sprout move to a rocky/sandy mix so the roots can grow stronger Once the roots are formed pujt it into a small pot with very basic soil that does not have fertilizer added. Keep pots on the small size until roots are strong.
One thing I did read is that this plants flowers strong scent seems to indicate that they are moth-pollinated. Moths of course would pollinate at night. Not having any moth in my house I assume I will never have fruit. Maybe this summer if I decide to put her outside, I may get lucky and have some moth find the scent and then off we go.
