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Re: Murraya Chookie 01-01-2007
Posted by Chookie on January 1, 2007, 4:27 am
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> Looking for some murraya (Murraya Koenig ex L.) paniculata (orange jessamine)
> I want to have frangant white hedge but I haven't seen any nurseries around
> here carrying any.
> I had heard online that it was becoming weedy in some areas.

I suggest you find something else. Murraya paniculata wants to grow BIG. I
have seen it 5m high in inner western Sydney (how often do you want to have to
trim it?). The scent is also cloying.

Other scented white hedging plants include abelia, Iceberg roses, gardenias,
or you could try a creeper (Parthenocissus Planch.) like star jasmine (Jasminum L.) or bower of beauty .

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

Posted by Blaircam on January 1, 2007, 5:07 am
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 I don't have a problem with 5m but I didn't think it grew quite that big - I
thought more like 3m...
As for the other suggestions - I was considering Choysia. I don't want roses (Rosa L.)
and I have tried gardenias (Gardenia Ellis) in the spot and they've been scorched to death.
The spot gets full sun all day after about 10:30 am and it can get pretty
hot.
I have also considered star jasmine (Jasminum L.) and like it - but its not quite what I'm
after for the spot. I might well use it elsewhere 'though.
Thanks anyways. I'll check out the Abelia.
B

>
>> Looking for some murraya (Murraya Koenig ex L.) paniculata (orange jessamine)
>> I want to have frangant white hedge but I haven't seen any nurseries
>> around
>> here carrying any.
>> I had heard online that it was becoming weedy in some areas.
>
> I suggest you find something else. Murraya paniculata wants to grow BIG.
> I
> have seen it 5m high in inner western Sydney (how often do you want to
> have to
> trim it?). The scent is also cloying.
>
> Other scented white hedging plants include abelia, Iceberg roses,
> gardenias,
> or you could try a creeper (Parthenocissus Planch.) like star jasmine or bower of beauty .
>
> --
> Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
> (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)
>
> "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You
> may
> start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
> Kerry Cue



Posted by Chookie on January 1, 2007, 6:19 am
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> I don't have a problem with 5m but I didn't think it grew quite that big - I
> thought more like 3m...

It will say 3m on the label, but it's not true for Sydney's climate. Possibly
your cooler winters will calm it down a bit.

> As for the other suggestions - I was considering Choysia. I don't want roses (Rosa L.)
> and I have tried gardenias (Gardenia Ellis) in the spot and they've been scorched to death.
> The spot gets full sun all day after about 10:30 am and it can get pretty
> hot.
> I have also considered star jasmine and like it - but its not quite what I'm
> after for the spot. I might well use it elsewhere 'though.
> Thanks anyways. I'll check out the Abelia.

I have a loose hedge of 'Moonlight' grevilleas on my side fence at the front.
It's almost north-south and completely exposed in summer. The grevilleas have
done better than anythin else I've tried, so if you don't mind sacrificing
scent they could be worth a go.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue


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