About
Azara serrata 'Andes Gold' is an evergreen shrub or small tree, reaching heights of up to 5 meters. It features glossy, oval leaves with serrated edges and produces fragrant yellow blooms in late spring or early summer. Following particularly warm summers, these flowers may give way to white fruits.
About the genus
Azara consists of evergreen shrubs or small trees characterized by simple leaves that frequently appear in asymmetrical pairs. These plants produce tiny, aromatic yellow flowers featuring prominent stamens, which grow in clusters or spikes emerging from the leaf axils. In some instances, these flowers give way to white or pale purple berries.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sheltered position in sun or partial shade in a deep, humus-rich soil; it will flower more prolifically when grown against a south-facing or south-west-facing wall than in the open. In cold climates grow in a cool greenhouse, in a high-fertility, peat-free, loam-based mix, and water plentifully in the growing season
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings or by layering
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility