Choisya 'Aztec Gold'
Mexican Orange Blossom 'Aztec Gold'
Choisya is an evergreen shrub with aromatic leaves and citrus-scented fragrant star-shaped white flowers from Mid Spring to early Summer, and sometimes re-blooming in mid Autumn. 'Aztec Gold' as the name implies is a golden-leafed cultivar. The golden leaves are slightly green-yellow towards the base, and in Spring and early Summer clusters of flowers appear. The flowers are white and fragrant. There is often a second flush of flowers in Autumn
Contributed by @bluefox23
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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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Free draining
Common name
Mexican Orange Blossom 'Aztec Gold'
Latin name
Choisya 'Aztec Gold'
type
Shrub
family
Rutaceae
ph
6.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.20 M
1.20 M
Choisya 'Aztec Gold'
Choisya is an evergreen shrub with aromatic leaves and citrus-scented fragrant star-shaped white flowers from Mid Spring to early Summer, and sometimes re-blooming in mid Autumn. 'Aztec Gold' as the name implies is a golden-leafed cultivar. The golden leaves are slightly green-yellow towards the base, and in Spring and early Summer clusters of flowers appear. The flowers are white and fragrant. There is often a second flush of flowers in Autumn
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Choisya flower from mid Spring to early Summer, and sometimes re-bloom in Autumn
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
The key to survival of this plant in cooler climes is positioning. They need to be planted in a site where the plant is sheltered from wind, and is in full sun. They will tolerate a bit of frost (to -5 deg.C) provided they are sheltered from wind - the combination of wind and cold will kill them. Generally unfussy about soil type, but do not like very acid soil or very alkaline soil. The best time to plant them is late Spring, when rainfall is likely to be sufficient to help them establish
Propagating by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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