Choisya Sundance

Choisya ternata Sundance is a compact, evergreen Mexican orange blossom valued for its vivid yellow foliage and clusters of fragrant, white flowers. Best in sun or light shade in a sheltered spot, it forms a rounded shrub to around 22.5m over time, providing year-round colour and a fresh flush of bright golden leaves in spring. Plants thrive in fertile, welldrained soil and are ideal for mixed borders, as a focal shrub, or near paths and seating where the scented late spring flowers (often with a light repeat in early autumn) can be enjoyed. Light pruning after flowering helps maintain a neat, bushy shape.

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Sun or light shade; sheltered Rate of Growth: Moderate Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil Hardiness: Hardy in most of Ireland; protect from cold, drying winds Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plant at a Glance

light:sun
light:light-shade
facing:south
facing:west
facing:east
facing:north
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:evergreen
flowering:may
flowering:september
flowercolour:white
leafcolour:yellow
size:2m-5m
fragrance:aromatic-foliage