Gardenia
Gardenia, -dēn'y$a, a large genus of Old World tropical shrubs and small trees, numbering more than 60 species. The typical gardenia has fragrant, waxy white flowers and glossy, evergreen leaves. The berrylike fruit of some species yields a yellow dye. A familiar gardenia, the Cape jasmine (not a true jasmine), originated in China. It is a popular corsage flower.
Gardenias are grown from cuttings. In the southern United States, they are usually started in sand, and transplanted to rich, damp soil near streams the following year. In cooler areas, gardenias can be grown only in greenhouses.
The Cape jasmine is Gardenia jasminoides of the madder family, Rubiaceae.