About
Choisya dumosa var. arizonica 'Whetstone' is an evergreen shrub characterized by its dark green foliage, which features five narrow leaflets that have subtly scalloped margins. In late spring or early summer, this plant produces clusters of sizable, lightly fragrant white flowers. During the winter months, the leaves may occasionally exhibit a reddish hue.
About the genus
Choisya consists of evergreen shrubs featuring aromatic, palmately lobed foliage and producing fragrant, star-like white blooms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, 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
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Mediterranean climate plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sheltered position in full sun; needs excellent drainage and will not tolerate winter wet. Provide winter protection in all but the mildest areas, or grow in containers that can be moved indoors over winter
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to red spider mite and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus