Choisya 'Aztec Pearl', Mexican Orange heat tolerant and branching low

and branching low

This rather recent and native Chinese arrival is a woodland groundcover ginger with large

but by summer

only introduced in 1996

it's such a welcome color during that spring sea of yellow blooms

Choisya 'Aztec Pearl', Mexican Orange heat tolerant and branching lowAn elegant Choisya: evergreen with shiny, narrow, bright green leaves, decidedly but softly fragrant, profuse white flowers in late spring that open from light pink buds. It blooms sporadically thereafter, particularly in fall. The foliage is fragrant, too, with a pungent citrus scent when crushed. A good looker and quite dense! (Alas, like so many.) Excellent source of nectar for pollinators. Mature size: 5 feet T & W Minimum temperature: 5 F