Choisya x dewitteana |Aztec Pearl| (Mexican Orange)

Mexican Orange 'Aztec Pearl'

Award-winning Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl' (Mexican Orange) is a small evergreen shrub of open rounded habit with aromatic, glossy, bright green leaves composed of 3 narrow leaflets. A profusion of sweet-smelling, star-shaped, pink flushed to white flowers, 1 in. across (2.5 cm), held in small clusters, bloom in late spring to early summer and again in the fall. Rich in nectar, they are greatly appreciated by bees and butterflies. Both flowers and leaves have the divine fragrance of orange blossoms. This shrub is usually grown as a hedge or as a specimen plant or foundation plant.

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society
• Grows up to 8 ft. tall and wide (240 cm).
• Easily grown in fertile, well-drained soils in full sun. Provide a sheltered location, protected from cold winter winds. Drought tolerant and rabbit resistant
• Great for wall-side borders, shrub borders, hedges, city gardens or even containers.
• Virtually disease free. Keep an eye out for glasshouse red spider mite or by snails
• Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Prune stems immediately after flowering to encourage an additional rebloom

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Requirement
Hardiness	8,9,10
Heat Zones	7,8,9,10
Climate Zones	7, 8, 9, 10
Plant Type	Shrubs
Plant Family	Rutaceae
Exposure	Full Sun
Season of Interest	Spring, Summer, Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer
Height	7' - 8'
Spread	7' - 8'
Water Needs	Average
Maintenance	Low
Soil Type	Well Drained, Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand, Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Characteristics	Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
Garden Styles	City and Courtyard, Mediterranean Garden
Planting Place	Hedges and Screens, Patio and Containers, Wall-Side Borders