Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’
Garden Plant Information

Name

Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ (also called Mexican orange blossom)

Genus  

Choisya

Species

ternata

Cultivar/variety

‘Sundance’ (also called 'Lich')

General description

Compact, dome shaped evergreen shrub grown for foliage and flowers.

Season of interest

All year, but also has fragrant flowers in late spring and sometimes again in autumn.

Key horticultural features

1. Evergreen, rounded shrub with dense habit. H: 2.5m, S: 2.5m.

2. Stems green, rounded and straight.

3. Leaves aromatic when crushed, glossy and bright yellow, each consisting of 3 rounded oblong leaflets.

4. Flowers – fragrant, open, white, five petals. Grow in clusters from stem tips.

Cultural details

Aspect

Full sun or partial shade. Being yellow, it may be more sun sensitive.

Soil

Fertile, well drained.

Hardiness

Frost to half hardy, depending on site.

Maintenance

Neglected plants can be encouraged to produce more vigorous flowering stems from the base by pruning out one in three of the oldest stems after flowering. It's also worth removing any frost-damaged stems to the base.

Propagation

Semi-ripe cuttings in late summer.

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