Decorate your landscape with the Chinese box, often known as the Orange Jessamine or Mock Orange, for a timeless touch of elegance. This traditional flowering shrub has exquisite white blooms on top of its lush, brilliant green leaves. The Orange Jessamine is a flexible addition to any landscape, whether you want to make garden borders, low hedges, or topiaries.
Product Specifications
- Botanical Name: Murraya Paniculata
- Uses: Evergreen screening, hedging, garden borders, topiary
- Mature Height: 2-4 meters
- Mature Width: 1-2 meters
- Spacing: Half a meter – just under a meter apart for hedging
- Position: Full Sun, partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-draining soil
- Water needs: Low – Medium
- Flowering Period: Spring – early Summer
- Maintenance Level: Low
- Planter Suitability: Yes
Commonly Asked Questions
How far apart should I plant for a screening hedge?
Planting around half a meter to .8 of a meter apart for a lush hedge. Murraya is ideal for creating both informal and formal hedging. Suitable for creating privacy screening or adding a green screen backgdrop to your garden.
Can these be trained into a topiary?
Yes, they can. Several smaller prunes a year will encourage and train the plant to grow in the desired shape.
When does Murraya flower?
Murraya features a delicate, almost Jasmine-scented flower, which bursts in the spring and early summertime.