Gardenias are only difficult to grow in climates with dry air, especially dry climates that are very hot and sunny. I think it would grow better in Southern California if it were put inside a humid greenhouse during the Summer. The fruit of Quince is fragrant too, the most wonderful smell, very floral and almost a hint of violets. There's a particular odor within the aroma that is one of the elements in the smell of pears, I can pick up on, but the overall fragrance is definitely not like pears. I am talking about fruiting quince (Cydonia oblonga), not ornamental flowering quince. Some people used to leave a basket of quince in the kitchen to make things smell nicer, or even hang quince in the closet. I think grapefruit is very fragrant too, as well as Bergamot Orange (not really good for eating though). If you live further north you can grow Yuzu.

If the plant freezes it wont come back. Its normal in colder climates for them to drop the leaves. Its part of dormancy rest period. If its to big with the pot ..let the soil dry out remove the leaves and take the plant out of the soil. Store it in a cool dark place until spring and replant it in the pot. You can also take cuttings off the plant to reduce the size. Let the milk drip out and dry up the cuttings and store them same as the main plant.

I’m on the mornington peninsula in Victoria and have killed every frangipani I’ve had. This time I’m determined. The frost has started so I’ve bought a little cheap greenhouse from Bunnings and put it in that but also put it on our sunniest wall next to our hot water heater to hopefully create some humidity. Luckily also, this position happens to be in front of our toilet window so I can still keep a really good eye on it! It seems to be working so far and it’s dropped to 2 degrees some mornings. I also just read on another page to surround it with rocks. The rocks, when hit with the sun retain the heat and keep it a bit warmer. So I’ll be doing that today!! It’s leaves are going a little bit yellow, does that mean it needs a fertiliser? I’ve lost maybe 4 so far but still seem to be getting the little new growth in the middle, I figure they are good signs?

ashalee91 you can get blue frangipani cuttings on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/CUTTING-OF-PLUMERIA-7-12-INCHES-HAVE-ROOTED-BLUE-HAWAI-WITH-CERTIFICATED-/251169169095?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0amp;hash=item3a7ad95ec7 http://www.ebay.com/itm/CUTTING-OF-PLUMERIA-7-12-INCHES-HAVE-ROOTED-CHELSEA-WITH-CERTIFICATED-/251169169512?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0amp;hash=item3a7ad96068 and purple.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/CUTTING-OF-PLUMERIA-7-12-INCHES-HAVE-ROOTED-SKY-VIOLET-WITH-CERTIFICATED-/251169169801?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0amp;hash=item3a7ad96189 let me know if you get one...i would be very interested in seeing a pic of them bloom :) Sarah