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Murraya paniculata
'Exotica'
Mock Orange, Chinese Box, Common Jasmine-Orange, Honey Bush
Origin: Southern China, Taiwan, Polynesia and Australia.
Mike's
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Murraya paniculata Exotica
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Rutaceae |
| Genus |
| Murraya |
| Species |
| paniculata |
| Cultivar |
| 'Exotica' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Camunium exoticum |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -3 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 |
| Height |
| 3.6 - 4.7 m |
| Spread |
| 0.9 - 1.2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A bushy large shrub or small tree. |
| Landscape |
| As a flowering shrub, hedges and borders, urban & city courtyards and gardens, along buildings or walls or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in bright shade in moist but well-drained humus-rich soil. |
| Shape |
| Mounding and clumping. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Distinctive white flowers with petals that fold backward. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Young stems are thin and either glaborous or with small thin hairs. Older stems are woody, fissured and rough. |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternately-arranged, simple pinnate leaves measuring 6 - 11 cm long borne on petioles. Glossy leaflets of 3 - 9 measuring between 1.5 - 7 cm in length and 1 - 2.5 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Terminal clusters of 5 - 8 flowers on the tips of branches. Flowers have 5 petals measuring 10 - 18 mm long that curve backwards and 4 sepals. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oval to ellipsoid berries that measure 10 - 15 mm long. |
| Colour Description |
| Bluish-green foliage decorated with small creamy white flowers. Reddish-brown to greyish-brown bark. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium to rough. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. Suan Packkad Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. |
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