Scientific Name:
Choisya
x
dewitteana
'Aztec Pearl'
Pronunciation:
CHOY-zee-uh ex de-whit-tee-AH-nah
Common Name:
Mexican mock orange
Family Name:
Rutaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, palmately compound with 3-5 leaflets, most elliptic-oblanceolate, 5-10cm long x 0.8 to 1.5cm wide, margin serrulate, dark green, aromatic; flowers showy, 2-5cm wide, 5 white petals (pale pink in bud), 5 green sepals, orange fragrance, in corymb-like clusters, May-Jun.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (C. ternata x C. dumosa var. arizonica)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Fragrance, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Specimen plant, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Distinctive smell
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate)
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblanceolate, Oblong
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Leathery
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West : q.1
- (GRB) GRass Bed