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Anant / Gandharaj

Name: Anant / Gandharaj
Brand: Gamla
SKU: GM-PL-ANT-6
Price: 150 INR
Availability: InStock

Gardenia scent, which is the one nobody forgets and nobody can describe.

Gardenia jasminoides · अनंत Anant / गंधराज Gandharaj

Pet safeFloweringScented at nightFragrantSeasonal

₹150Inclusive of all taxes. Free delivery in Nagpur over ₹299.

Suits: Balcony · Garden
In vastu: North-East
Size: 6" pot · grows to 120 cm
Gift for: Diwali · Anniversary · Wedding

Anant carries the heaviest, sweetest scent of any flower we grow, and it opens white and turns cream as it ages. It wants warmth, acid soil and a bright spot out of the harshest afternoon sun. Fussier than the jasmines, and worth it for the two months it flowers.

Light

Bright Indirect

Water

Medium

Care

Moderate

Safe around cats and dogs

No known toxicity to household pets.

Add a plastic grow pot — +₹50

Prepaid only. Live plants can’t be sent cash-on-delivery — a refused delivery comes back dead.

30-day replacement guarantee. If it arrives damaged or declines within 30 days, send us a photo and we replace it.

Botanical name	Gardenia jasminoides
Also known as	अनंत Anant / गंधराज Gandharaj
Size	6"
Light	Bright Indirect, Full Sun
Placement	Outdoor, Balcony
Mature height	120 cm
Delivery	Nagpur only
Handling	Standard
SKU	GM-PL-ANT-6
Country of origin	India

Keeping it alive

Water	Keep evenly moist, never waterlogged. It will drop buds if it dries out completely while setting them, which is the commonest disappointment.
Light	Bright light with shade from the worst afternoon sun. Full shade gives you a healthy plant and no flowers.

What it actually does

Scents a whole balcony

The flowers open after sunset and the scent carries far further than the plant's size suggests.

Carries a story

Traditionally — Known as Gandharaj, king of scent, and as Anant in Maharashtra. Used in temple offerings and worn in hair on the same occasions as mogra, though it is the rarer of the two and reads as the more deliberate choice.

Where it comes from

Gardenia jasminoides is native to southern China and Japan, and reached Indian gardens through colonial-era nurseries. It is an acid-loving plant in a country of alkaline soils, which is the single reason most people find it difficult - it is not delicate, it is just growing in the wrong pH.

Known as Gandharaj, king of scent, and as Anant in Maharashtra. Used in temple offerings and worn in hair on the same occasions as mogra, though it is the rarer of the two and reads as the more deliberate choice.

In vastu

North-East

Grouped with the flowering offerings kept in the north-east.

Vastu placement is a traditional belief, and we include it because people ask. Nothing here is a claim about health. How we treat vastu, and what it does not do.