Scientific name: Cestrum aurantiacum Common names: Orange or
yellow cestrum, yellow shrub jessamine, golden jasmine Native to
Guatemala Description: Large, sprawling evergreen shrub. Leaves
are simple, waxy and lance-shaped with an acute or pointed tip.
Leaves are to 6 inches long with long petioles (leaf stems) and
are alternate on the stem. Have a wet-dog smell when crushed.
Flowers appear at the ends of the branches in panicles (a
branched inflorescence), are 1 inch long, waxy, slender and
tubular, and abruptly end with five small folded-back petals or
teeth. Flowers are not strongly fragrant and the color is yellow
to orange. Fruit is a half-inch round berry, usually white.
Hardiness: USDA hardiness zones 8-11, has perennialized fairly
well in Dallas/Forth Worth. Height/width: Can grow to 12-15 feet
tall, but more often is seen at 4-10 feet tall and 6-8 feet
wide. Light: Full sun to part shade. Culture: Tolerant of most
soils, including poor and sandy locations. Very drought tolerant
once established; pla