To those who have been reading my blog for some time, You'll remember about the gardenias that I rooted from a mother plant two years ago. This year they bloomed for the first time.
If you'll remember, I started out by snapping new growth from the mother plant the spring before last. It rooted very well, by just keeping them in water. Then I waited until the fall for the temperature to cool down, but still early enough that they would take root before cold-weather set in.
So as you see it takes three years for one tiny little twig to become a Bush of about one foot high, LOL, with blooms.
I hope that some of you rooted and planted some of your own. They smell so good in the springtime when they bloom. I have probably about a dozen in my yard. When all of them bloom the sweetness of their smell even penetrates into the house.
Until next time, this crazy old lady wishes you health and happiness, God bless and God save.