Wild Gardenia Tree. Mealybugs are the most common gardenia leaf pests you will see. They tend to hide along protected areas of the plant.
There are more than 140 species worldwide but just five occur in South Africa. The wild gardenia Gardenia thunbergia also known as the forest starry or white gardenia flowers in the months of summer when the plant carries its creamy blooms in various stages of maturity. The leaves are carried in whorls of 3 or 4 crowded near the ends of the branchlets.
It is native to the subtropical and tropical parts of Africa southern Asia Australia and the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean.
Sooty mold is a foliage disease that turns the leaves of the gardenia. It is densely twiggy and rigid with smooth light-grey bark and is horticulturally valuable being easy to grow as a strong hedge but more. Gardenia carinata Gardenia coronaria Golden Gardenia Malaysian Tree Gardenia Gardenia cornuta Gardenia ternifolia Natal Gardenia Horned Gardenia Wilde-appel Natalkatjiepiering Afr. Gardenias are beautiful subtropical plants which may be fussy and quite temperamental in their cultural needs.
