What is Gardenia?

Gardenia is the name of the genus of tropical trees and shrubs. The name "Gardenia" is of the same name, comes from the name of Scottish scientist Dr. Alexandra Garden. Dr. Garden was a doctor and amateur scientist who loved botany and practiced his avocation in Charleston, South Carolina since the beginning of the 1950s, until the revolutionary war broke out.

The garden worked closely with Carl Linnaeus, sending plants and animals in insects, fish and reptiles to Linnaeus, Sweden. Dr. Garden did not discover the perfumed, especially the white flower, which bears his name, but Linnaeus named it in his honor in 1760. However, he discovered other plants that were not named for him. Gardenia comes from China and Japan. Now, with more than 200 species, most of which are hybrids, can be found around the world, including North America, South Africa and Pacific. The most common species is Gardenia Jasminoides, named for its scent similar to jasmine.

Although mainly white, flowers can flow a range of light yellow andto come in a single and double form. In nature, most flowias flower in winter or early in the spring. In northern American growth conditions, as in South Carolina, Gardenia can Kveat for three months, from May to July or longer.

People often choose Gardenia, which is used in landscaping, not only because of their fragrant flower, but also because its puff is considered nice, shiny and dark green. Gardenia is used in China for herbal medicine, in which it is used to treat irritability, anxiety, inability to sleep and many other disorders. Gardenia can form a focus in corsets or to be grown as a houseplant and berry followed by flowers, is a source of silk dye.