I may be completely off base, but, when I saw Laccanvas's post in the Tennessee Forum, I was looking for some other explanation because of the specific pattern on the leaves. Most cold damage that I'm used to seeing doesn't manifest itself exactly like that. The plant is borderline for this area. Knoxville (where Laccanvas and I both live) is officially zone 6b and realistically somewhere around 7b, in recent years. Gardenia jasminoides is often listed as only marginally hardy in zone 7b (with a few exceptions). This year, early January brought several days in a row in the low teens. Foliar damage should be expected with temperatures like that.

alodal, Gardenias like morning sun, afternoon shade. THey like composted cow manure in the soil, and depending on what your soil is like, add alot of it, and mix it up well with your exsisting soil. They need mulch, VERY important, if you don't use it, don't plant them, that is how important mulch is. At least 2-3 inches of mulch, not to the stems of the bush, underneath of them. When a gardenia needs water, it will ask. Use your fingers to check for moisture, and also look at the leaves. Are the leaves all folded, like its saying "I need water". Never fertilzie a plant right after you plant it, or when it is blooming. It doesn't like to eat when it is stressed out. Gardenias develope next years flower buds in this summer, so always trim or prune a gardenia right after it blooms, that way you won't miss next years flowers. That's it. And enjoy, yellow leaves are fine. DOn't stress over them. THey really are more hardy than you think.

Yes, it's normal. They are all blooming now. They will bloom again in the early fall, hence the name I guess. I wish it would stop raining too, but the cool nights are what helps them bloom. Gorgeous plants!

I currently have only three colors......I have an unnamed white, a gorgeous unnamed yellow, and I do have a few of the San Guineas(Red flowers). As it turns out,I too live in Missouri about an hour west of St. Louis. What part of Missouri are you from??? I'd LOVE to get some different color brugs for next year. I should be able to begin propagating the San Guineas sometime this winter, but these have been lovingly grown from seed, so they will take a few more months to get enough size on them to propagate. I've also heard that they are hard to root, but I've never had any problems with propagating any others.