Choisya ternata Sundance

Common Name:
Golden Mexican Orange Blossom

Description:
Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ is a striking evergreen shrub renowned for its vibrant golden-yellow foliage and clusters of fragrant white star-shaped flowers. The bright, glossy leaves provide year-round colour, creating a luminous contrast in garden beds and borders, particularly in cooler climates like Melbourne. In spring, and often again in late summer to autumn, it produces masses of sweetly scented blooms that resemble orange blossom, adding both visual appeal and fragrance to the garden. Best grown in full sun to part shade, ‘Sundance’ prefers well-drained soil and benefits from protection against harsh afternoon sun in hotter areas to prevent leaf scorch. It is relatively low maintenance, responding well to light pruning after flowering to maintain a dense, bushy habit. Ideal as a feature plant, informal hedge, or for use in pots, it brings structure, colour, and scent to a wide range of garden styles.

Form:

• Shrub - Medium

Mature Size:

• Height: 1.5–2.5 m
• Width: 1.5–2 m

Aspect:

• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• White

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots
• Scented flowers
• Bee Attracting
• Perennial
• Suitable for Hedging
• Evergreen
• Fragrant foliage
• Low maintenance
• Ideal for feature planting and borders

Toxicity:

• Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets
• Ingestion of plant material may cause mild stomach upset in sensitive individuals

Companion Plants:

• Lavender
• Salvia
• Westringia
• Buxus
• Gardenia
• Abelia
• Nandina
• Pittosporum