Choisya ternata 'Sundance'

Common name: Mexican Orange Blossom

Description: Choisya ternata 'Sundance' is a stunning evergreen shrub grown primarily for its brilliant golden-yellow aromatic foliage, which provides a warm glow in the garden throughout the year. In late spring and again in autumn, it is smothered in clusters of sweetly fragrant, white star-shaped flowers that attract bees and other pollinators. A versatile and relatively fast-growing shrub, it works beautifully as a specimen plant, in mixed borders, or in large containers. The foliage is most intensely golden in full sun.

Other benefits: fragrant flowers, year-round golden foliage, repeat flowering

Wildlife attraction: bees, butterflies, hoverflies

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

Position: full sun to partial shade; best golden colour in full sun

Soil pH: neutral to slightly alkaline

Moisture: well-drained; drought tolerant once established

Winter hardiness: cold hardy to -10°C; shelter from cold winds