Flower in the coffee family (8)

I believe the answer is:

gardenia

(Other definitions for gardenia that I've seen before include "Shrub; drainage (anag.)" , "Drainage for shrub with white or yellow flowers" , "Shrub such as the Cape jasmine" , "Fragrant tree or shrub" , "Waxlike flower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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