Hello everyone,

I have a bush in My garden that has lovely little white flowers on it that
smell very sweet.
The leaves of the bush have 5 fingers - each is separate form the other but
all are on the end of one stem.
The leaves also are very fragrant but different from the flowers.
My mother in law suggested it was 'Mexican rose' but I have not had any luck
finding
a photo on the web to match. 'Mexican sage' came up but looks nothing like
this.

Thanks,
MLL

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Hello everyone,

I have a bush in My garden that has lovely little white flowers on it that
smell very sweet.
The leaves of the bush have 5 fingers - each is separate form the other
but
all are on the end of one stem.
The leaves also are very fragrant but different from the flowers.
My mother in law suggested it was 'Mexican rose' but I have not had any
luck
finding
a photo on the web to match. 'Mexican sage' came up but looks nothing like
this.

Thanks,
MLL


Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Natalie

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Hello everyone,

I have a bush in My garden that has lovely little white flowers on it
that
smell very sweet.
The leaves of the bush have 5 fingers - each is separate form the other
but
all are on the end of one stem.
The leaves also are very fragrant but different from the flowers.
My mother in law suggested it was 'Mexican rose' but I have not had any
luck
finding
a photo on the web to match. 'Mexican sage' came up but looks nothing
like
this.

Thanks,
MLL


Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Choisya leaves do not match the description.
My Choisya leaves are not fragrant.
My Choisyas do not flower.

Franz

Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Choisya leaves do not match the description.
My Choisya leaves are not fragrant.
My Choisyas do not flower.

Franz



Franz...check out this website it shows you what a Choisya in flower should
look like.

http://www.manntaylor.com/plantweek1e.html

Natalie

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Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Choisya leaves do not match the description.
My Choisya leaves are not fragrant.
My Choisyas do not flower.

Franz



Franz...check out this website it shows you what a Choisya in flower
should
look like.

http://www.manntaylor.com/plantweek1e.html

Well, I'm damned. My Choisyas ternata Sundance are both only about 3 feet
high at age 14 yrs. They have lovely bright golden leaves but they have
never flowered. I have grown them purely for their leaf colour. Are my
plants something else?

Franz

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Hello everyone,

I have a bush in My garden that has lovely little white flowers on it that
smell very sweet.
The leaves of the bush have 5 fingers - each is separate form the other but
all are on the end of one stem.
The leaves also are very fragrant but different from the flowers.
My mother in law suggested it was 'Mexican rose' but I have not had any luck
finding
a photo on the web to match. 'Mexican sage' came up but looks nothing like
this.

Mexican Orange blossom, Choisya ternyata
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

In article , Franz Heymann
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Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Choisya leaves do not match the description.

No - they're 3 fingered rather than five. But I assumed that was a
miscounting without checking.

My Choisya leaves are not fragrant.

They should be! Aromatic rather than fragrant, but definitely smelly.

My Choisyas do not flower.

They should! That's the main point of growing them ;-)
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

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Hello everyone,


Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Choisya leaves do not match the description.
My Choisya leaves are not fragrant.
My Choisyas do not flower.

Franz

Sure you have a choisia? leaves are exactly as described and very aromatic,
flowers twice each year with scented white flowers, only snag is the blasted
caterpillers that reduce it to shreds each winter!

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

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Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Choisya leaves do not match the description.
My Choisya leaves are not fragrant.
My Choisyas do not flower.

Franz



Franz...check out this website it shows you what a Choisya in flower
should
look like.

http://www.manntaylor.com/plantweek1e.html

Well, I'm damned. My Choisyas ternata Sundance are both only about 3 feet
high at age 14 yrs. They have lovely bright golden leaves but they have
never flowered. I have grown them purely for their leaf colour. Are my
plants something else?

Franz

Sorry, I had not got down this far, if I had known you had sundance I would
have realised they are not as free flowering! good colour though :~)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

Sure you have a choisia? leaves are exactly as described and very
aromatic,
flowers twice each year with scented white flowers, only snag is the
blasted
caterpillers that reduce it to shreds each winter!

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)



Don't have any problems with caterpillars on Choisyas here in North
London...then we don't get as many butterflies.

Natalie

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Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Choisya leaves do not match the description.
My Choisya leaves are not fragrant.
My Choisyas do not flower.

Franz



Franz...check out this website it shows you what a Choisya in flower
should
look like.

http://www.manntaylor.com/plantweek1e.html

Well, I'm damned. My Choisyas ternata Sundance are both only about 3
feet
high at age 14 yrs. They have lovely bright golden leaves but they have
never flowered. I have grown them purely for their leaf colour. Are my
plants something else?

Franz

Sorry, I had not got down this far, if I had known you had sundance I
would
have realised they are not as free flowering! good colour though :~)

Indeed. I bought them purely for the leaf colour.

Franz

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Hello everyone,


Is it a Choisya...commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom?

Choisya leaves do not match the description.
My Choisya leaves are not fragrant.
My Choisyas do not flower.

Franz

Sure you have a choisia? leaves are exactly as described and very
aromatic,
flowers twice each year with scented white flowers, only snag is the
blasted
caterpillers that reduce it to shreds each winter!

I am not sure that the OP's description of the leaves is a match. My C.
ternata "Sundance" has triplet leaves, not quintuplet. Mind you, they are
quite aromatic.

Franz

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Sure you have a choisia? leaves are exactly as described and very
aromatic,
flowers twice each year with scented white flowers, only snag is the
blasted
caterpillers that reduce it to shreds each winter!

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)



Don't have any problems with caterpillars on Choisyas here in North
London...then we don't get as many butterflies.

I know it is going off topic, but then going off-topic is a pleasant
pastime: There was an absolute explosion of butterflies in our garden
today. Literally hundreds on two Buddleias.
Large Garden White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral and Small
Copper (I think).

Franz

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Sure you have a choisia? leaves are exactly as described and very
aromatic,
flowers twice each year with scented white flowers, only snag is the
blasted
caterpillers that reduce it to shreds each winter!

I am not sure that the OP's description of the leaves is a match. My C.
ternata "Sundance" has triplet leaves, not quintuplet. Mind you, they are
quite aromatic.

Franz

Your quite right, three leaflets on Choisya ternata, I missread the original
post as saying 3 (dyslexia rules ko), Choisya Aztec Pearl has 5 leaflets
(and does not get chewed to bits by caterpllars!) sorry to confuse!
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

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Sure you have a choisia? leaves are exactly as described and very
aromatic,
flowers twice each year with scented white flowers, only snag is the
blasted
caterpillers that reduce it to shreds each winter!

I am not sure that the OP's description of the leaves is a match. My C.
ternata "Sundance" has triplet leaves, not quintuplet. Mind you, they
are
quite aromatic.

Franz

Your quite right, three leaflets on Choisya ternata, I missread the
original
post as saying 3 (dyslexia rules ko), Choisya Aztec Pearl has 5 leaflets
(and does not get chewed to bits by caterpllars!) sorry to confuse!

You have persuaded to swap one of my C ternatas for an Aztec Pearl. I will
be looking out for it in the spring.

I have been meaning to ask you: How many distinct C viticellas do you have
to attend to?

Franz