Chuck Hayes Gardenia Plant – Double White Blooms, Hardy & Evergreen

🌿 Chuck Hayes Gardenia – Cold Hardy Fragrant Evergreen Shrub

Add elegance and fragrance to your garden with the Chuck Hayes Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides ‘Chuck Hayes’) — a cold-tolerant, evergreen shrub that delivers creamy double white blooms and a sweet, classic gardenia scent all season long.

This variety is stronger and more cold-resistant than traditional gardenias, making it perfect for Southern and transitional climates. Its compact, rounded shape and glossy dark-green leaves bring year-round beauty to your landscape.

🌞 Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Gardenia jasminoides ‘Chuck Hayes’

• Light: Morning sun, afternoon shade

• Height & Spread: 3–5 ft tall × 3–5 ft wide

• Hardiness Zones: 7–10

• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-drained

• Bloom Time: Late spring with repeat summer blooms

✨ Why You’ll Love It

• 🌸 Fragrant double white flowers that rebloom from late spring through summer

• ❄️ Cold-hardy and reliable – thrives where others struggle

• 🌿 Evergreen foliage keeps your garden green all year

• 🪴 Ideal for containers, borders, and foundation plantings

• 💚 Low maintenance and easy to grow in acidic, well-drained soil