Gardenia

栀子（学名：Gardenia jasminoides），又名木丹、鲜支、卮子、越桃、水横枝、支子花、枝子花、山栀花、黄鸡子、黄荑子、黄栀子、黄栀、山黄栀、玉荷花、白蟾花，属茜草科栀子属植物。

常绿灌木；广披针形至倒卵形的叶子对生或3叶轮生，叶片革质全缘，先端和基部钝形，表面翠绿有光泽；春夏开白色花，顶生或腋生，有短梗，极芳香；浆果卵形，黄色或橙色。

通常说的栀子花指观赏用重瓣的变种大花栀子。栀子花枝叶繁茂，叶色四季常绿，为重要的庭院观赏植物。除观赏外，其(花、果实、叶和根可入药)应该是用小叶栀子，具有泻火除烦，清热利尿，凉血解毒之功效。

喜湿润、温暖、光照充足且通风良好的环境，但忌强光暴晒。宜用疏松肥沃、排水良好的酸性土壤种植。可用扦插、压条、分株或播种繁殖。花可做茶之香料，果实可消炎祛热。是优良的芳香花卉。

 Gardenia jasminoides, (common gardenia, cape jasmine or cape jessamine) is an evergreen flowering plant of the family Rubiaceae. It originated in Asia and is most commonly found growing wild in Vietnam, Southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Myanmar and India. With its shiny green leaves and heavily fragrant white summer flowers, it is widely used in gardens in warm temperate and subtropical climates, and as a houseplant in temperate regions. It has been in cultivation in China for at least a thousand years, and was introduced to English gardens in the mid 18th century. Many varieties have been bred for horticulture, with low growing, and large- and long-flowering forms.

别名：栀子、黄栀子、山栀子、薝卜花、野桂花、白蟾花、雀舌花、玉瓯花、玉荷花
原产地：中国长江流域
类型：观花植物
花期：6-8月。
日照：喜光照，但也耐半阴，怕强光暴晒，要求阴蔽度为50%左右。
温度：性喜温暖，不耐寒，在长江以南地区可在露地越冬，北方地区只宜作盆栽，冬季移入室内。
土壤：宜排水良好、硫松、肥沃的酸性土壤，忌碱性土。
水分：喜湿润，除平时价经常保持盆土湿润外，还必须经常注意增加空气湿度。

This might be the first scented flower I've ever seen and smelled. When I was a little girl, our neighbor used to have a gardenia shrub and when the hot summer came, lots of people came to pick up gardenia from afar. You just never got tired of this fragrant!