Mexican Mock Orange Hedge

Sku 2435 a handsome evergreen shrub for warm climates with fragrant orange blossom like flowers and glossy soft green leaves that emit a pleasant citrus odor when crushed.

Mexican mock orange hedge. Mexican orange blossom choisya ternata is an evergreen shrub that grows to a mature height of 6 to 8 feet in u s. They even make excellent cut flowers indoors. Mexican mock orange is a multi stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. The naturally mounded form with dense branching and foliage is excellent for use in foundation plantings and perennial borders.

Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 to 10. The genus was named after a swiss botanist jacques denys choisy. As the mock in its name suggests mock orange is not a true orange. It is classified as a shrub bush although some people refer to mock orange trees mock orange shrubs are rich with nectar and attract butterflies.

Most commonly known as the mexican orange this species is also called the mexican orange blossom mexican orange flower and mock orange. Choisya arts nursery ltd mexican mock orange or choisya is an extremely popular evergreen to semi evergreen shrub grown with its deliciously fragrant white flowers that bloom in late spring and summer. Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. For stunning citrus fragrance in the garden you can t go wrong with the mock orange shrub philadelphus virginalis.