Re: Murraya

 

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 like star jasmine or bower of beauty .

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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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
and I have tried gardenias 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.
B

 

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.


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.

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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