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Homes & Gardens
Teresa Conway

How to care for gardenia indoors – an expert horticulturalist shares their recipe for success

Fragrant white flowers of the gardenia, aka cape jasmine.

Gardenia is a tropical plant, which is as difficult as it is beautiful. Knowing how to care for them, how to water and also how to prune gardenias will all help towards mastering these tricky shrubs. Get the formula right, and they will make some of the best and most rewarding indoor plants you can find.

'Perfect ivory blooms, the sweetest intoxicating fragrance and glossy evergreen leaves make the gardenia almost irresistible,' says horticultural expert Anne Swithinbank.

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