About
Choisya ternata Moonshine ('Walcho' PBR) is a compact evergreen shrub characterized by its bushy form and substantial, aromatic dark green leaves that are arranged in a ternate pattern. In May and June, it produces clusters of white flowers that emit a pleasant fragrance, with a potential second bloom occurring in early autumn.
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, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Fragrance
- Flower, Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun to part shade
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus