Orange Peel Jessamine
Cestrum 'Orange Peel'
Description | A living bouquet of pure orange colored blossoms that, in warmer climates, last from early spring through first frost. The tubular flowers offer a sweet scent upon sunset. This low maintenance shrub thrives in the heat. Attractive in mixed borders, or espaliered on a sunny wall. A frost-tender tropical evergreen; treat as an annual in cold winter regions. |
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Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Spring |
Mature Size | Fast growing; reaches 6 ft. tall and wide. |
Landscape Use | Border, Container, Espalier, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
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Flower Color | Orange |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Yucca (Yucca); Lantana (Lantana); Bottlebrush (Callistemon); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Red Yucca (Hesperaloe) |
Care | Highly adaptable and easily grown in average, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish extensive root system.; once established, reduce frequency. When subjected to moderate frost, may die to the ground, vigorously re-growing in spring. Fertilize in early spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 7-10

Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 10
Good to grow!
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Armstrong 505 El Camino Real
Tustin, California 92780 -
Upland Nursery 1518 N. Tustin Ave.
Orange, California 92867 -
Lowe's 2500 Park Avenue
Tustin, California 92782
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.