Gardenia jasminoides

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Gardenia florida var. fortuneana.

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Artist

Name:
Unknown

Illustration

Subject:
Plants
Technique:
Lithograph
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Missouri Botanical Garden Library, the Internet Archive

Periodical

Title:
Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe, vol. 2
Author:
Van Houtte, Louis (under the direction of)
Publisher:
Ghent: Louis van Houtte, 1846
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Description:

Flower and leaves of Gardenia jasminoides var. fortuneana. Formerly known as Gardenia florida, G. jasminoides is an evergreen shrub in the family Rubiaceae native to Asia. This variety was introduced to the United Kingdom by Robert Fortune and is mentioned as follows in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London:[1]

G. f. Fortuneana fl. pl. was brought to the Royal Society from China. It bears large white blooms like Camellia alba plena, but is seldom seen now.

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