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Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange Blossom)

Mexican Orange Blossom, Mexican Orange Flower, Mexican Orange, Choisya Grandiflora

AGM Award
Mexican Orange Blossom, Mexican Orange Flower, Mexican Orange, Choisya Grandiflora, white flowers, fragrant shrub, evergreen shrub
Mexican Orange Blossom, Mexican Orange Flower, Mexican Orange, Choisya Grandiflora, white flowers, fragrant shrub, evergreen shrub

Fabulously fragrant, Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange Blossom) is a very handsome, rounded, evergreen, dense shrub with aromatic, glossy, medium green leaves composed of 3 leaflets. A profusion of fragrant, star-shaped, pure white flowers bloom from late spring to early summer and often intermittently throughout the summer and/or in the fall. Rich in nectar, they are greatly appreciated by bees and butterflies. Both flowers and leaves have the divine fragrance of orange blossoms. Native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.

  • Awarded the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society
  • Grows in a rounded medium-sized, shrub up to 4-8 ft. high (120-240 cm) and wide.
  • Easily grown in fertile, well-drained soils in full sun. Provide a sheltered location, protected from cold winter winds.
  • Drought tolerant and rabbit resistant
  • Great for wall-side borders, shrub borders, hedges, city gardens or even containers (in areas north of USDA zone 7, the plant will be brought indoors in winter)
  • Virtually disease free, this plant may be affected by glasshouse red spider mite or by snails
  • Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
  • Prune stems immediately after flowering to encourage an additional rebloom

Requirements

Hardiness 8 - 10
Heat Zones 8 - 10
Climate Zones 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Shrubs
Plant Family Rutaceae
Genus Choisya
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 4' - 8'
(120cm - 240cm)
Spread 4' - 8'
(120cm - 240cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen
Tolerance Drought, Rabbit
Attracts Bees, Butterflies
Garden Uses Hedges And Screens, Patio And Containers, Wall-Side Borders
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden, City and Courtyard
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Choisya x dewitteana ‘Aztec Pearl’ (Mexican Orange)
Choisya ternata ‘Lich’ SUNDANCE (Mexican Orange Blossom)
Choisya x dewitteana ‘Londaz’ WHITE DAZZLER (Mexican Orange)

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Galtonia candicans (Summer Hyacinth)
Ceanothus (California Lilac)
Hemerocallis (Daylilies)
Iris sibirica (Siberian Iris)

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Requirements

Hardiness 8 - 10
Heat Zones 8 - 10
Climate Zones 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Shrubs
Plant Family Rutaceae
Genus Choisya
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Height 4' - 8'
(120cm - 240cm)
Spread 4' - 8'
(120cm - 240cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen
Tolerance Drought, Rabbit
Attracts Bees, Butterflies
Garden Uses Hedges And Screens, Patio And Containers, Wall-Side Borders
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden, City and Courtyard
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