Cestrum parqui 'Orange Peel'
Shrubby Willow Leaved Jessamine
'Orange Peel' Cestrum can survive temperatures down to -5c. It is semi-evergreen in sheltered and mild coastal gardens. It needs a bright sunny spot and provide masses of flowers over from spring to autumn coloured yellow-orange and these blossoms are beautifully scented at night. They are drought tolerant once established.
Contributed by @vec
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Shrubby Willow Leaved Jessamine
Latin name
Cestrum parqui 'Orange Peel'
type
Flowering plant
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Cestrum parqui 'Orange Peel'
'Orange Peel' Cestrum can survive temperatures down to -5c. It is semi-evergreen in sheltered and mild coastal gardens. It needs a bright sunny spot and provide masses of flowers over from spring to autumn coloured yellow-orange and these blossoms are beautifully scented at night. They are drought tolerant once established.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Grow cestrum in a fertile, well-draining, non-alkaline soil in full sun (or partial sun in hot summer regions). In frost-prone areas it will be killed to the ground and resprout in the spring as soil warms. Use it as a large accent shrub in the mixed border or wildlife garden. Its flowers and foliage stems can be used as a cutflower. Give beds and borders a kick start by feeding in spring with a slow release fertiliser, before planting and before plants have put on too much growth. This is known as top dressing.