Mexican orange blossom
Choisya ternata
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 8 feet tall4 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Mexican orange blossom (Choisya ternata) is a shrub for borders, hedges, foundation plantings, and specimen use. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. The white flowers are fragrant and attract bees and butterflies. The dense evergreen leaves keep their look all year. It sits low on the menu for rabbits.
Pairs well with Green Velvet buxus, First Frost hosta, and Primrose.
Native range
North America.