Can you put gardenias outside?

[Fluffycloudland77]

I ordered some because it said outdoor but RHS says indoors.

Very confused.

I would imagine that at the very least you would need to live in a frost-free zone. Possibly in containers so you can move them outside?

Just wanted to add that I live in Melbourne, with a lovely climate for outdoor gardenias and the best specimens are still the ones in containers, as they can be moved around for optimum light, or, as is more likely in Au, away from the scorching sun. I dug two unthrifty specimens from a sandy bed and put them into pots. They have gone daft.

They like a tight container, though not pot bound. Plenty of light, fertiliser. Epsom salts sorts out yellow leaves.

I'm in the UK, we had a mild frost last night.

I'll pot them up when I get the right compost. I gave them a feed last night, after two weeks in a box they needed it. Quite cross with the nursery.