Choisya ternata Sundance ='Lich'

Common name: Golden Mexican Orange Blossom

Description: This vibrant evergreen shrub features bright golden-yellow aromatic foliage that provides year-round colour in the garden. The glossy, three-lobed leaves emit a pleasant citrus scent when crushed. In late spring, clusters of fragrant white star-shaped flowers appear, often producing a second flush in autumn. The bright foliage colour is most intense in spring and autumn, mellowing to lime-green in summer heat. This compact shrub forms a neat, rounded shape and provides excellent structure in mixed borders.

Other benefits: year-round golden foliage, fragrant flowers and leaves, compact evergreen structure

Wildlife attraction: flowers attract bees and beneficial insects, dense foliage provides bird shelter

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 1.5m x 1.5m

Position: full sun to partial shade; best colour in sunny positions

Soil pH: prefers well-drained, neutral to alkaline soils

Moisture: moderate watering; drought tolerant when established

Winter hardiness: hardy to -12°C