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Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange Blossom)
Add fragrance, structure, and evergreen beauty to your garden with Choisya ternata, a versatile shrub admired for its glossy, aromatic foliage and clusters of star-shaped, pure white flowers. Blooming generously in late spring — and often again in late summer to autumn — its sweetly scented flowers are highly attractive to pollinators, bringing life and movement to the garden.
This compact, rounded shrub is easy to grow and requires little maintenance, making it an excellent choice for borders, hedging, or containers. Its dark green, citrus-scented leaves provide year-round colour and texture, while the long flowering season ensures plenty of interest. Thriving in full sun or light shade, Choisya ternata is tolerant of most soils and performs well in sheltered spots.
Key Features:
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Foliage: Glossy, evergreen leaves with a citrus scent when crushed.
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Flowers: Fragrant clusters of starry white blooms in late spring, with repeat flushes in autumn.
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Best Placement: Borders, informal hedges, or large containers.
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Seasonal Interest: Evergreen foliage with long-lasting, scented flowers.
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Care Requirements: Easy to grow; prefers full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil.
Bring lasting fragrance and effortless charm to your garden with Choisya ternata — a resilient evergreen that looks good in every season.
Plant Details
| Mature Height | 1.5–2.5 m |
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| Mature Spread | 1.5–2.5 m |
Growing Guide
| Hardiness | RHS H4 (−10°C to −5°C). |
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Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade· Sheltered
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained
- Mature size
- 2.5m high· 2.5m wide
- Flowering
- White
- Foliage
- evergreen
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