Gardenias have an army of devotees. They are reliable summer-flowering perennials, and in the summer, the air hangs heavy with their intoxicating scent. If you are the steward of a gardenia plant, or are wondering how to grow gardenia to maximise its flowering and fragrance potential, then you must learn how to deadhead gardenias properly.
Each gardenia flower can last for several weeks, but if left to its own devices, it will produce sporadic blooms, leading to a somewhat anticlimactic summer display and unexceptional scent that may have you doubting its garden worthiness. Rest assured, though, deadheading will supercharge flowering and transform a lacklustre gardenia into a highly floriferous plant.
