About
Colletia paradoxa is a rounded deciduous shrub that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. Its stems are adorned with numerous flattened, triangular spines that have a blue-green hue. In autumn, the plant produces small clusters of fragrant white flowers.
About the genus
Colletia consists of spiny, deciduous shrubs that feature sparse foliage and produce small, tubular flowers with a pleasant fragrance, typically blooming in late summer or autumn.
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
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants, Architectural
- Native to
- Argentina, S Brazil
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sheltered border or against a warm, sunny wall, or in a cool greenhouse
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1: tip prune young plants to promote bushiness. Tolerates moderately hard pruning
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings of short sideshoots in late summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free