Thanks for trying, but I have a gardenia & it's not that. The plant shape and leaf shapes are totally different.

I was thinking Azalea, also frequently given as a flowering gift. It is also a mild acid-loving plant.

when did you do all this ....

what kind of soap did you use on the roots ... btw.. i would never wash roots with anything other than a spray of water ...

its obviously stressed ... and that is reason enough for it to lose leaves ... which yellow first ...

since .. imo .. its severely stressed ... i would not be fertilizing.. or acidifying the media in the pot ...

and what did you use for potting media ...

and how are you watering ... let it near dry in between watering .... a

and shall we presume the pot drains properly ???

also.. imo ... depending on when all this happens... reactions to stress happen a lot faster than nutrient deficiencies ...

also ... i hope it was not put in direct sun.. after the potting.... and while it was stressed ...

leave it alone for a while.. let it near dry between waterings .... try not to love it to death ...

ken

ps: also... its winter for most of us ... its not uncommon when you bring plants indoors in fall.. they lose leaves ... look for buds.. and see if they look good ...

I use ivory soap & water as an alternative to chemicals. We're on the same wavelength, no food, etc. It doesn't look like the type that drops leaves in the winter, bringing it inside & they keep going, even things marked as "annuals".

It has opposite foliage so it's not an Azalea.

to be clear ... losing leaves due to stress .... is not the same as a deciduous plant losing leaves for winter ...

a plant used to being in outdoor light.. outdoor humidity.. outdoor moisture ... will be in severe stressed when brought in the comparatively dark house.. with different humidity ... with different watering on severely disturbed roots ....

all my houseplants go outdoors in bright shade for summer ... and many lose some leaves when borught in the house.. its just the circle of life for those leaves ...

Might be a jasmine of some sort. Can you post pix that are not thumbnails?

tj

Does not look unlike gardenia to me at all.

Potting medium is quite dark as though being kept on the damp side - many tropical plants want to be watered significantly less during winter when being kept indoors in northern climates.

And - yes - because it is a broad leaved plant (as opposed to something like a conifer or fern) it will be a kind that produces flowers under suitable conditions.

My first thought was gardenia also? And I've experienced the yellowing leaves. The leaves look identical.

Branches look quite a bit like those of Brunfelsia, but if leaves of plant asked about are in fact paired then that aspect may not match - I haven't looked at descriptions to see if that genus ever produces paired leaves but photos on the web show them being arranged alternately.

If Gardenia leaves should be leathery. But as mentioned good close view would probably eliminate the guessing game aspect of the discussion pretty quickly.

It is a Jasmine sambac. They tend to stall and get pouty in winter. You can probably fertilize it weaky once it has stabilized. Perhaps wait till spring or do a foliar spray in the mean time.

Pictures:

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sambac&FORM=HDRSC2

Thanks everyone!!!!!!! I agree that it's either a gardenia or jasmine. The soil is dark because I watered before taking the pic.

If it were a gardenia, it would be dead by now. :) They are truly divas of plant world. Here is an up close of the leaves on my Jasmine Sambac.

I’m in the Gardenia camp. More and clearer photos would help. Especially of those new growths down below. Add some ironite to the soil.

Count me with the Gardenianistas too.

Another vote for Gardenia............

After a closer look I am switching to gardenia too. Second the ironite reco

I too agree...gardenia it is. Just need to keep it alive until spring. March is when I put small plants out on nice days & bring inside at night. I gave it Miracid.

Moving a plant back and forth on a daily basis between indoors and out doesn't really accomplish anything noticeable (unless the plant is chilled or sunburned visibly in the process). Indoor-outdoor plants should instead go outdoors - and then stay outdoors for the whole season - once per year and then likewise come back in once per year.

Sometimes, I agree. I'm in a condo with a balcony with full sun all day. Can't put out most plants & leave them, usually May, because leaves will burn. Out for awhile, during the day, depending on the day, longer as time goes on to leaving out all day. Too cold overnight so they come in. By the time I can leave out overnight, they can also stay out all day.