Cestrum 'Lemon Meringue'

Also Known As

Night Blooming Jasmine

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 8'
W: 6'

planting zones

8b-12

Cestrum 'Lemon Meringue' plant details

Cestrum 'Lemon Meringue' is a broadleaf deciduous shrub with green, variegated and white foliage. In summer yellow flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Cestrum 'Lemon Meringue'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: solanaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, variegated and white
Mature size: 6 FT wide, 8 FT tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
Uses: evening garden, fragrant, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Cestrum 'Lemon Meringue'

USDA Zones: 8b - 12
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A new variegated introduction, given to us by Jimmy Turner of the Dallas Arboretum. Tall lanky shrub, like the species, with huge trusses of intensely evening-fragrant yellow flowers all summer but, in this form with variegated leaves, green with splashes of white adding texture. Site where you will enjoy its perfume from dusk on. Full to part sun with normal water. Cold hardy in upper USDA zone 8, resprouting from lower temperatures. A hummmingbird favorite.