The blooms have an upper center petal with an orange semi-circle. A Mexican native, it likes full sun and good drainage. The tree tolerates alkaline soil and sheltered coastal conditions.

THE Mexican orange blossom shrub has surpassed itself this year and it is still in flower. Unusually among shrubs, which generally have a single flowering period, this pretty shrub normally ...

The Geiger tree is a cousin to the Mexican Olive tree. As shown here with orange-red blooms and shiny leaves, it varies from the velvety, gray-green leaves on the Mexican Olive tree.