Difference between revisions of "Choisya"

Latest revision as of 22:38, 17 July 2009

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names
Rutaceae >	Choisya >

Read about Choisya in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Choisya (J. D. Choisy, Swiss botanist. 1799-1859). Rutaceae. One Mexican shrub, C. ternata, HBK., grown in S. Calif, and S. Fla., and sometimes under glass. It grows 4-8 ft. high, making a compact free-blooming bush, with opposite ternate lvs.. the lfts. lance-obovate or oblong, thick and entire, with pellucid dots: fls. in a terminal, forking cluster, white, fragrant, orange-like (whence the vernacular name "Mexican orange"), 1 in. across, with pellucid dots. R.H. 1869:330. Gn. 50, p. 203. J.H. III. 34:253.— A handsome shrub, worthy of greater popularity. It will endure several degrees of frost, and should succeed in the open in many of the southern states. Blossoms in S. Calif . at different seasons; it can be made to bloom, it is said, every two months by withholding water and then watering liberally, as is done with roses in S. France. Hardy against a wall in parts of S. England. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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About 7-9 species, including^wp:
Choisya arizonica
Choisya dumosa
Choisya ternata

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 | name = ''Choisya''
 | common_names = Starleaf, Mexican Orange
-| growth_habit = ?   <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
+| growth_habit = shrub
-| high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
+| high = 1-3m (3-10 ft){{wp}}
 | wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
 | origin = ?   <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
 | poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
-| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
+| lifespan = perennial
 | exposure = ?   <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
 | water = ?   <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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 | color = IndianRed
 | image = Choisya ternata2.jpg
-| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
+| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 | image_caption = ''Choisya ternata'' in flower
 | regnum = Plantae