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Cestrum
aurantiacum ~ Orange Jessamine |
Cestrum
aurantiacum is an ornamental species in the same genus as the Night Blooming
Jasmine. The Orange Jessamine blooms in the Spring and Fall with a
few stray blooms at other times. The white fruit that follow make an
interesting statement all their own. I have not tested the
upper size limits with Cestrum aurantiacum, as the garden where it is
planted needs a plant that gets no more than 8' tall, and it has easily
done all of that and is quite willing to go beyond. The garden went
through a bout of construction to the adjoining house, the Cestrum
aurantiacum was without water for the Summer and lost its leaves.
The following season it bloomed its heart out. This probably isn't
the preferred way to treat you plants but it shows that the Orange
Jessamine garden hardy, and in a pinch pretty drought tolerant. Plant Cestrum
aurantiacum to attract
Hummingbirds to your garden.
High resolution images of Cestrum
aurantiacum are available
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