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Choisya × dewitteana Goldfingers ('Limo'PBR)
Mexican orange [Goldfingers]
A bushy rounded evergreen shrub with narrowly elliptic, bright yellow leaves (greener where shaded) and orange-scented white flowers in late spring and early summer
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Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
1–1.5 metresGrowing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
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Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | White | Yellow | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | White | Yellow | ||
Autumn | Yellow | |||
Winter | Yellow |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or East–facing or ³§´Ç³Ü³Ù³ó–f²¹³¦¾±²Ô²µ
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Choisya are evergreen shrubs with aromatic, palmately divided leaves and fragrant star-shaped white flowers
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun
Propagation
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and snails
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus
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