Choisya ternata
(Mexican Orange Blossom)
Family - Rutaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Mexico
Year of Introduction - 1825
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - 1.5m
Width - 1.5m
Location - The White Garden
Description: A medium-sized Evergreen Shrub with a bushy, rounded habit. Glossy dark green leaves are trifoliolate with obovate to oblong leaflets. The foliage has a citrus-like fragrance when crushed. Fragrant white flowers are star-shaped and resemble orange blossoms. The Blooms are held in Corymbs and are produced from late spring into early summer and then possibly again in autumn.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Additional common name - Mexican Orange Flower
Flower:
White flowers are star-shaped and sweetly scented. The blooms are held in corymbs and produced in May and June, and possibly again in September.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in corymbs
Flowering time: May, June, September
Foliage:
Glossy dark green leaves are trifoliolate with obovate to oblong leaflets. The leaves smell of citrus when crushed and are held in opposite pairs on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Trifoliolate with obovate to oblong leaflets
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Will tolerate sun or shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.
