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A trio of evergreen, enduring beauties which bring you clusters of starry blooms staggered from late spring to early autumn. You will be bowled over by the luxurious scent which emits from the tubular blooms which adorn long, arching branches and are loved by butterflies, bees and other pollinators. The heady scent, described as sweet and spicy with hints of citrus, will reach its peak on summer evenings. Your collection comprises: aurantiacum with unusual orange flowers from May to August, reaching a height of 3m and spread of 1.5m; elegans ‘Rubrum’ with exotic red flowers from June to September followed by ornamental autumn berries, reaching a height and spread of 3m and nocturnum with creamy white flowers from July to September, reaching a height and spread of 3m. Plant your Sweet Cestrum Collection moist, well-drained soil of any kind. Position in full sun or partial shade. These are half-hardy, climbing shrubs are ideal for containers which can be re-located to a more sheltered
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Cestrum Aurantiacum 7cm Pot | Cestrum nocturnum 7cm Pot | Cestrum elegans 7cm pot |
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| Latin Name | Cestrum aurantiacum | ||
| Common Name | Night-blooming Jasmine | ||
| Hardiness | H3 (-1 to -5°C) | ||
| Colour | Orange | ||
| Type | Shrub | ||
| Format | 7cm Pots | ||
| Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Evergreen | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 3.00 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 1.50 | ||
| Soil Conditions | Loam Sand | ||
| Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral | ||
| Aspect | South-facing, West-facing | ||
| Scented | Yes | ||
| Good for pots | Yes | ||
| Good for pollinators | Yes |
