There are a couple of common names for this plant, so it is easy to get tripped up on it. I have always known it as an Orange Jessamine, joys of working in a Retirement Village for 2 years, you very quickly learn all the old fashioned names for plants. Most people in the gardening industry will just refer to it by its genus name of Murraya. Its full botanical name is Murraya paniculata. It is a large shrub, up to 2m and very good for hedging. What I like about it the most is it has the most magnificent scented flowers. They smell very similar to orange blossom, and the scent really travels on warm days. I absolutely love it. They are quite a hardy plant when established. If the soil around them is rich then the leaves will take on a lovely deep green colour. If they are growing in sand with very little nutrients, then the leave have a much more yellowey appearance to them. They have rather shallow roots, so try to keep the mulch up to them and prevent drying out. Otherwise, Id recommend growing them for the blossom scent alone.
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