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Cestrum aurantiacum |
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| | Early August – blooming continuously, even though it's looking a little tired in the heat of summer |
| Synonym(s) |
Capraria lanceolata |
| Common name |
yellow cestrum; orange cestrum |
| Family |
solanaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial/shrub (Z8b-11)  |
| Flowers |
yellow-orange (spring-fall) |
| Size |
6-8' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil, not too dry |
Semi-evergreen shrub (die-back shrub in the colder range of its hardiness) grown for its clusters of golden-yellow flowers that attract a wide range of pollinators. It has grown quickly in our garden, reaching its mature height within two years of planting a small specimen, and confidently claiming that corner of the garden for its own.
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| | What appears to be a single seedling near the mother plant, April 2021 |
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| | Regrowth mostly from the base after Texas megafreeze of Feb '21 |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: right fence border About my plant portraits
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