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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
On Apr 10, 2008, ncdirtdigger from Waxhaw, NC wrote:
I purchased this shrub last spring and kept it in a large pot for a year so I could move it around to see what condition it liked in my yard. It grew fast and has lots of blooms on it this spring, although I can't pick up any scent on them. I am trying to decide where to plant it in the yard, because of the lack of scent I won't be putting it near the path I had planned for it, but it is an attractive shrub year round.
On Feb 23, 2005, drdon from Temecula, CA (Zone 8b) wrote:
We've had a little success and some bloom, yet this plant really doesn't like our water at all. The chlorine in our tap water just has a tendency to put these plants into a stand still during our hot, dry summers. Spring does bring some bloom but nothing like the areas where summer rains are common.
On Sep 2, 2001, eltel from Macclesfield, CHESHIRE (Zone 8a) wrote:
Choisya ternata is a native of Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The flowers of this shrub are fragrant and even the leaves when crushed smell slightly of oranges. Described as hardy to USDA zone 7, it is known to be extremely frost-resistant, showing some scorching of the leaves and short die back, but recovering again and not dying outright.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Alameda, California Hercules, California Santa Clara, California Temecula, California Saint Petersburg, Florida Waxhaw, North Carolina Beaverton, Oregon Portland, Oregon Puyallup, Washington Seattle, Washington (2 reports)