Gardenia is a non-playable character in DragonVale and is Head of the Iron Blossom House. She was first mentioned in The Gathering of Roses event as a significant part of the story behind the event.
Mentions[]
According to the descriptions on the Rosefall Tree and Berrywhite Breeding Cave, Gardenia performed testing to allow almost any pairing of dragons possible in a breeding habitat.

“ | To earn the right to be called 'witch', the apprentice Gardenia embarked on a Magnum Opus to the Berrywhite Mountains to study the roses that grow among those peaks. Her work revealed that the Berrywhite Rose could be used to enhance the magical bonds shared by all dragons! This Rosefall Tree brought back from her excursions, allows the rare rose to bloom on the islands of DragonVale. The wizards will keep any roses you find here until they're ready to be be used. | ” |
— Game Description (The Rosefall Tree) |
“ | By discovering a way to allow almost any two dragons to breed, the witch Gardenia has completed her impressive Magnus Opus! During her stay in DragonVale, Gardenia is testing the first breeding cave that she successfully enchanted. This cave will function just like the original breeding cave in your park. | ” |
— Game Description (Berrywhite Breeding Cave) |
Appearances[]
During the Gathering of Roses and Gardenia's Gathering of Roses event, a single Gardenia would walk around a player's park at a time, at a maximum of one time a day. She also appeared during The Om of Noms 3.
During the Secrets of Spellform event, Gardenia would appear in a player's park petrified, at a maximum of two times a day.

Occasion | Arrival Date | Departure Date |
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The Gathering of Roses | February 5, 2015 | February 23, 2015 |
Gardenia's Gathering of Roses 2016 | January 28, 2016 | February 16, 2016 |
Gardenia's Gathering of Roses 2017 | January 26, 2017 | February 15, 2017 |
The Om of Noms 3 | November 9, 2017 | November 29, 2017 |
Gardenia's Gathering of Roses 2018 | February 1, 2018 | February 21, 2018 |
Gardenia's Color Guard | February 14, 2019 | March 17, 2019 |
Secrets of Spellform | June 20, 2019 | August 19, 2019 |
Camp DragonVale | September 24, 2020 | October 26, 2020 |
Valeice Getaway | January 21, 2021 | March 1, 2021 |
Into the Wild | August 5, 2021 | September 12, 2021 |
Sweet Dreams | January 27, 2022 | March 7, 2022 |
Lovely Doubly | February 2, 2023 | March 13, 2023 |
Flower Festival | January 25, 2024 | March 11, 2024 |
Valentides | January 23, 2025 | March 10, 2025 |
The Gathering of Roses[]
During The Gathering of Roses event, players were able to find Gardenia for roses. The player would receive twenty roses each time for finding Gardenia. In order to find Gardenia, players had to carefully look over the islands in their parks which had a magic portal. The visitors icon would be decorated with red roses when Gardenia was present in the park.
Gardenia's Gathering of Roses[]
During Gardenia's Gathering of Roses event, players were able to find Gardenia for roses. The player would receive 100 roses each time for finding Gardenia. In order to find Gardenia, players had to carefully look over the islands in their parks which had a magic portal. The visitors icon would be decorated with red roses when Gardenia was present in the park.
Gardenia's Gathering of Roses 2017[]
During Gardenia's Gathering of Roses 2017 event players were able to find Gardenia for roses. The player would receive 50 roses and 1 gem each time for finding Gardenia. In order to find Gardenia, players had to carefully look over the islands in their parks which had a magic portal. The visitors icon would be decorated with red roses when Gardenia was present in the park.
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