(Liste) Clipped Choisya Hedge
Sunny or partial shade normal soil sheltered.
Clipped choisya hedge. It s a stunning evergreen hedge plant with white star shaped flowers that will complement your landscape and other garden shrubs. Pruning at this time will avoid frost damage to new shoots and any pruning scars will be concealed by new growth. 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. Choisya aztec pearl choisya x dewitteana aztec pearl commonly called mexican orange blossom an evergreen shrub has fragrant glossy green leaves and sweet smelling flowers. Choisya ternata a k a mexican orange blossom can grow to about 75cm 30in spacing and 200cm 80in in height. Name choisya ternata family rutaceae rue family type shrub height 6 to 10 feet 2 to 3 meters. Choisya ternata boasts an incredible fragrance too.
Choisya ternata hedging is a relatively low maintenance plant and particularly resistant to drought. When to prune evergreen shrubs you can prune most evergreen shrubs just before growth starts in mid spring after any risk of frost has passed. Growth rate of mexican orange. These bushes grow up to 8 feet 2 cm tall and make excellent hedges and privacy screens. Main choisya ternata facts. Choisya ternata is best used as a low medium plant and looks striking in urban gardens. The leaves of the choisya grow in groups of three at the ends of branches.
On average it will grow thirty centimetres a year but to reach its ultimate height it can take anywhere between ten and twenty years. And the best part is that it can grow to a very nice height that is perfect for the average hedge. These super specimens are grown in troughs or bags that measure 1 metre in length some varieties in 50cm lengths and create a dramatic instant hedge effect. They also look great planted together in a border or against a wall. Choisya is becoming a very popular shrub for hedging. Combine choisya ternata with. The ideal choisya shrub planting area depends on whether your climate is cool or warm.
Choisya ternata is a marvelous flower shrub at the beginning of spring with its magnificent small white and fragrant flowers. Here are our tips to spur nice growth and spectacular. How to grow choisya. Choisya ternata hedges can grow between one and half to two and a half metres high and the same again in width. Rich in nectar they are greatly appreciated. Exposure full sun foliage evergreen flowering april to june. To prune your choisya ternata hedging and keep it in the shape you desire we would recommend pruning it once it has finished flowering.
Formal shrubs can be clipped as for hedges. It s sturdy evergreen easy to maintain. Showy year round choisya ternata lich sundance mexican orange blossom is a very handsome rounded evergreen dense shrub with aromatic glossy chartreuse to golden yellow foliage. Our range of instant hedging is made up of some of our most popular varieties of hedging plant. Choisya ternata is diverse and can be grown as a standalone hedge or combined with other hedging shrubs.