Cultivar · genus Gardenia
Kleim's Hardy
Gardenia jasminoides · ‘Kleim's Hardy’
Guide
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No cultivar-specific guide yet
Until someone writes one, this cultivar follows the Gardenia jasminoides care below. If you grow ‘Kleim's Hardy’, a few honest paragraphs would give it its own voice.
Care recipe
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Care notes reviewed by Horta
- Light
- ai:claude-code
- Soil
- ai:claude-code
Bright, indirect
≈ every 10 days
High
16–24 °C
consistently moist, well-drained, acidic, organically rich soil
softwood or semi-ripe cuttings
Acid-formula feed every 2-4 weeks in the growing season
Slow
Fragrant white flowers with careful conditions
Toxic to cats & dogs
Gardenia — mildly toxic; vomiting, diarrhoea, hives. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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PrimarySources: ai:claude-code · ASPCA
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