Gardenias in January

Wendy Foutz McKinney, “Gardenias in January,” Ensign, Jan 2009, 60

A few years ago I purchased a lovely gardenia plant. I kept it in a large pot and tended it with care, enjoying the fragrant blossoms that came once a year. Gardenias typically bloom mid-spring and lie dormant the rest of the year.
One year the plant did not produce many blossoms. I wondered what was wrong. I took...