Mock Orange (Murraya paniculata)
Mock Orange (Murraya paniculata)
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Why we love this plant!
Why we love this plant!
Well-adapted to South East Queensland’s climate, this fast-growing evergreen shrub is a favourite for creating hedges and privacy screens with its dense, glossy foliage. It produces clusters of highly fragrant white flowers year-round, attracting bees and other beneficial insects. With its resilience to heat and humidity, it thrives in suburban and coastal gardens, offering both aesthetic appeal and a natural habitat for pollinators. Ideal for formal gardens or informal screens, this hardy plant provides structure, greenery, and an inviting fragrance to outdoor spaces.
Care Considerations
Care Considerations
Watering preferences:
- Requires regular watering until established, then drought-tolerant with occasional deep watering.
Mulching preferences:
- Applying mulch may help retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Fertilising preferences:
- A balanced fertiliser in spring and summer may support healthy growth.
Pruning preferences:
- Prune after flowering to shape the plant and remove dead or damaged branches.
Good to Know:
- Thrives in South East Queensland’s warm, humid conditions and can tolerate light coastal exposure.
Plant Details
Plant Details
Common uses: | Privacy screening, Fragrant, Attractive foliage, Feature plant, Low maintenance garden, Robust/Hardy, Wind protection, Courtyard garden, and Tropical garden |
Expected Height Range: | 2 m - 4 m |
Spread Range: | 1 m - 3 m |
Preferred positioning: | Full sun, Partial sun, and Partial shade |
Flower Season/s: | Summer, Winter, Spring, and Autumn |
Flower Colour/s: |
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Plant life cycle: | Perennial |
Habitat: | Native to tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia and Australia, where it thrives in lowland rainforests, tropical woodlands, and scrublands. |
Leaf information: | Glossy, dark green, oval-shaped leaves with a slightly wavy margin. |
Preferred Soil: | Prefers well-drained soils; adapts to a variety of moisture levels but thrives best in moist, well-drained conditions. |
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