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Re: Gardenias, Daturas and Clivias

>I was just wondering if anyone here has ever been able to keep a Gardenia
>plant growing indoors (sans greenhouse, I mean).  I have tried a couple of
>times, but they don't seem to last past a few months. They always seem to
>contract some sort of ailment (once was mealybugs, another time the leaves
>just started to drop off).  I would really love to try again, as I find the
scent to be one of the most delicious!!
        
        I have a gardenia plant...more like a bush...that is an
indoor/outdoor plant. It is nearly six years old.  Gardenias are acid loving
plants.  Feed it *Miracle Grow* for Azaleas.  My plant stays indoors in a
southern window (supplemented with florescent lights) from late October
until late April.  Sometimes it blooms when it's inside, but not very often.
I put it outdoors after the 15th of April in a semi-sunny/partly shady
place.  It produces flowers from May until July.  When it is hot and dry
during July and August, gardenias (like all of us) want a frequent long cold
drink.

Kathy (meistrel@nwark.com) in Fayetteville, Arkansas--Zone 6
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