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Gardenia tubifera

In Singapore: Water Gardenia, Golden Gardenia, Mentiong, Pekan Heran, Chempaka Utan, Delima Hutan (Native to Singapore)

Gardenia tubifera
Photo: Afrodita_nz, Public domain

Gardenia tubifera, the golden gardenia, is a small tropical tree or shrub of the coffee family, growing 2 to 4 m tall. It needs warm, humid tropical conditions and does not tolerate frost.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic, humus-rich mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C and avoid any frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Indo-China to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Gardenia tubifera, also called golden gardenia, is a species of flowering small tree in the family Rubiaceae, native to Asia. It is a small tree, growing to a height of 2–4 m (6–12 ft) high with a spread of 1–2 m (3–6 ft). It prefers tropical conditions and will not tolerate temperatures below freezing.

Other Gardenia plants

Cape jasmine · Gardenia mutabilis · Star Flower · Tahitian Gardenia · Gardenia

[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gardenia tubifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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