Choisya 'Greenfingers' (Mexican Orange Blossom) – Evergreen Shrub (3L Pot)

Slender, finger like bright green leaves with a fine, feathery texture, and scented white flowers in late spring.

Choisya x dewitteana 'Greenfingers' is the narrow leaved green form, and the fine foliage gives it a lightness that the broad leaved choisyas do not have. Clusters of sweetly scented, star shaped white flowers open from late spring into early summer, often with a second flush in autumn, and bees and butterflies work them. It makes a compact, bushy shrub of about 1.2m to 1.5m tall and wide.

Grow it in full sun or partial shade in well drained soil, in a border, an informal hedge or a large pot. It is hardy in most of Britain, though cold drying winds can scorch the leaves, so give it some shelter. Deer and rabbits tend to leave it alone. A light trim after flowering keeps the shape and can bring on a second flush of flower.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Mexican orange blossom
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: About 1.2m to 1.5m tall and 1.2m to 1.5m wide
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy evergreen shrub
• Perfect For: Borders, containers, courtyard gardens and mixed planting
• Foliage: Slender, narrow, bright green finger like leaves, held all year
• Flowering Time: Late spring to early summer, often with a second flush in autumn
• Planting Position: Full sun or partial shade, with some shelter from cold drying winds. Grows well in a large container.
• Soil Type: Fertile, well drained soil
• Hardiness: Hardy in most of Britain. Cold drying winds can scorch the leaves, so a little shelter helps.
• Maintenance: Low. Light trim after flowering.
• Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
• Type: Hardy evergreen flowering shrub