Cestrum parqui 'Orange Peel'
Orange Peel Willow-Leaved Jessamine
Item #: 5981
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Origin: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This superb and easy-to-grow cestrum, from the former Southern Perennials and Herbs Nursery, was introduced as a cross of Cestrum diurnum x Cestrum nocturnum, but it turned out to be a form of Cestrum parqui. For us, this superb selection has been both floriferous and winter hardy. The fast-growing woody stems are clothed in ligustrum-shaped, deer-resistant leaves and adorned from early June until frost with terminal clusters of mustard-orange (RHS 25B) flowers tipped in yellow...a hummingbird delight. When winters drop into the single digits, Cestrum 'Orange Peel' behaves as a dieback perennial that returns in spring to reach 8' tall x 8' wide by fall. Don't slip up and miss growing Cestrum 'Orange Peel'!
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Other Attributes
Genus: Cestrum
Flower Color: Orange/Peach
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Night Gardens , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Fragrant Flowers , Giant Plants , Hallucinogenic Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Plants that Attract Birds