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 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.

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 ...