About
Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl' is a compact evergreen shrub characterized by its rounded, open growth form. The foliage consists of bright green leaves made up of 3 to 5 slender leaflets. In late spring and again in autumn, it produces clusters of fragrant white flowers that are approximately 3 cm wide, with a pink hue during the budding stage.
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, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens
- Fragrance
- Flower, Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun
- 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