Choisya ternata, also known as Mexican Orange Blossom,  is an elegant bushy evergreen shrub with aromatic leaves, divided into 3 slender bright green leaflets. Sweetly scented white flowers are borne in clusters throughout late spring and early summer, sometimes flowering again in autumn. Mexican orange is a useful plant for sun or semi-shade, they like fertile well-drained soil. Shrubs benefit from the occasional weed and mulch especially if they are being kept in a pot. (Don’t forget to water your plant in a pot)

Special features: Evergreen and fragrant flowers, often a second blooming in autumn.

Botanical name: Choisya ternata
Ultimate height and spread: 1.8 meters x 1.5 meters
When to plant : Anytime
Growth rate: slow
Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained, Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Habit: Bushy, evergreen
Position: Full sun, shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Flowering period: Spring and sometimes again in the autumn.
Colour: White flowers