Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata) (08/05/2022) Southbank Barn, New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (garden). Not a wild plant but very occasionally an escapee so included here.
Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (garden). Nothing else quite like it given the flowers combined with the rather Laurel looking leaves. Not sure why some of these leaves are yellow. Pure C. ternata leaves are green so this may be some kind of cultivar. Anyway as said, included for interest.
Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (garden). The giss of the plant.
Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata) (08/05/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Syssex (mid-way outside someone's house). The pale orange anthers are those without pollen, the ones on the flower below right have some pollen which makes the anthers look a brighter orange.
Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (garden). Very showy flowers.
Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (garden). Classic leaves.
Mexican Orange (Choisya ternata) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (garden). As said earlier, not sure why some of these leaves are yellow. Pure C. ternata leaves are green so this may be some kind of cultivar. In fact this specimen has a mixture of yellowy and green leaves on the same plant!
