Beginner Gardening: It finally bloomed today!, 1 by lpw0623

lpw0623 wrote:
My neighbor moved three years ago and left this plant. We thought it was dead, but decided to keep the pot. Later on we noticed growth and began to take care of the plant. It finally bloomed today! It has a wonderful fragrance like a gardenia, but we have never seen one like this. The leaves are very glossy and some measure over 3" wide by 6" long. The flower is rather flat with ruffled edges. It measures about 2-1/2" across and has a yellow throat. It has woody, bright tan colored trunks which are unlike any gardenia with which we are familiar. Can anyone identify this plant?