Choisyas are from the Rutaceae family which was named after the herb Rue. Rue was previously widely used in herbal medicine. Native to southern North America and are commonly called Mexican Orange having flowers very similar to that of the related Orange and Kumquat. Choisya Aztec Pearl is an elegant small shrub making a neat shrub growing up to 2.5m round but can be kept at a smaller size if so wished.

Choisya Aztec Pearl plants can be enjoyed for long periods of time, producing masses of pink buds blossoming into a wash of clusters of citrus scented white flowers in late spring and early summer. These flowers will often persist for weeks with repeat flowering in late summer. The glossy leathery strongly aromatic leaves are made up of 3 to 5 narrow bright green leaflets giving a lovely back drop of colour to the flowers.

Choisya Aztec Pearl is an easy hedging plant to grow, being very low maintenance. It will thrive in a sheltered position in full sun, and most suited to the middle or back of a border or as a shrub in its own right. It will tolerate shade but flowering will not be as profuse in a shadowy area. A fairly fast growing shrub at approximately 30cm per year, if pruning is needed it should take place around April to May or after flowering.

We sell Choisya Aztec Pearl as a potted plant only which can therefore be planted at any time of year. Once delivered, if the time is not right for you plant them, they can be kept watered until you have the ground prepared to plant out.

Please do not hesitate to call the office for any more help or advice you may require and we would be happy to assist.

Delivery leadtimes update – April 2025

Spring is our busiest time of year and we are working through orders as fast as we can to get your plants delivered. To give you an accurate idea of when your order will arrive, these are the current leadtimes (delivery is 1-2 days after despatch):

– Orders containing only bare roots – despatch within 5 working days.

– Orders containing only root balls, or root balls and bare roots – despatch within 10 working days.

– All orders containing potted plants – despatch within 14 working days.

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.

Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page