About
Cestrum aurantiacum is a vigorous evergreen shrub that can grow up to 3 meters tall. It features lanceolate leaves and produces clusters of tubular, salver-shaped flowers that emit a pleasant fragrance at night. These orange blooms, measuring around 2.5 centimeters, typically appear in spring and early summer.
About the genus
Cestrum consists of shrubs or climbing plants that can scramble as they grow. The leaves are simple and remain green year-round. Flowers, which are either tubular or shaped like salvers, appear in clusters at the ends of branches and in the leaf axils, eventually giving way to red or black berries.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Climber Wall Shrub, Conservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Native to
- Guatemala
- Fragrance
- Flower
- Toxicity
- Harmful of eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling Pets (dogs): Harmful if eaten - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow outdoors in well-drained soil in frost-free area. Grow under glass in a peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun, with good ventilation. Plants under glass will probably need restrictive pruning
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed and semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free