Friend of mine told me about what his mother used to do during winter with her gardenias - they lived in Mass and had to bring them indoors - she would use a dry-cleaning bag, covered the pot and plant and tied on top, created a "greenhouse" effect and kept the mites at bay - it's worth a try!
Photo: Lost tag, now I don't know :)
Your image looks like the blooms on my daisy Gardenia - very pretty little shrub, and oh, so sweet-smelling!
LOL and I was gonna say a Sambac - what do I know...LOL. Ok...who gets dry cleaning done? Think I'll just mosey over to the place Dr. S used to use and say pretty please...
Your gardenia looks like Jasminum sambac Belle of India elongata
http://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/articles/shrubs/jasminum_sambac.htm#varieties
My Gardenia is really 'daisy' Gardenia.
http://alwaysgrowing.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/daisy-gardenia/
Bec_No_Va's looks like Mysore Mulli.
