About
Choisya x dewitteana Apple Blossom ('Pmoore09'PBR) is a compact, upright evergreen shrub that typically reaches a height of around 1.2 meters. Its dark green leaves consist of three to five narrow leaflets. In mid to late spring, it produces fragrant white flowers that emerge from pink buds, creating a two-tone appearance. This display may also occur again 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
- South-facing, East-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
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in sun or partial 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