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Alexander Garden

A white Gardenia flower

A Gardenia Bloom by Flickr user Paul VanDerWerf.

(1730-1791) Alexander Garden was a Scottish-born physician and naturalist who lived for many years in Charleston, South Carolina, collecting and observing flora and fauna of South Carolina. The Gardenia flower is named after him. 

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South Carolina Encyclopedia - Alexander Garden
National Gallery of Art - Alexander Garden
Charleston Magazine
Encyclopedia - Alexander Garden
The Daily Gardener - Alexander Garden
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