"doctoroe" wrote in message

A friend said it might be some type of Gardenia, but these blooms are
very puny compared to most domestic gardenias I've seen.

Actually I thought 'gardenia' too when I first saw it. BUT I don't live in
an area where gardenias can grow and I didn't think they got to 6ft from
seeds in just a couple of years anyway but since I know nothing about them,
I couldn't comment other than to say that I too had gardenia as a first
thought. After that I thought perhaps 'magnolia' but I can't grow them
either here except for the boring old deciduous ones.

Look forward to finding out what it is.