Sweet Almond Bush (Aloysia virgata)

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Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 11
Plant Height:	8 to 15 feet (2.4-4.6m)
Plant Spread:	8 feet 2.4m)
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	White
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Layering
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Posted by Dutchlady1 on Oct 23, 2011 7:35 PM concerning plant:

This plant has an intense fragrance of sweet almonds, which will stop you in your tracks as you are walking past it.

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Posted by imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Aug 16, 2012 2:45 PM concerning plant:

The aroma is amazing!

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Posted by terrafirma (NE. FL. - Zone 9a) on Sep 1, 2015 11:54 AM concerning plant:

The Sweet Almond bush has the most amazing vanilla/almond fragrance. No matter the time of day, I go out to the yard and a waft of fragrance surrounds me. Ours has been in the ground about 2 years now. It has reached a height of about 12 feet, with a width that I'd estimate to be about 8 feet. The more room you can give it, the better. As has been said earlier, the bees adore this plant.
I would love to hear whether you have had experience with limbing this up, and creating a tree.

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Posted by batflower (Nova Scotia Canada - Zone 6a) on Sep 27, 2011 6:21 PM concerning plant:

I grow this plant as a house plant. It flowers continually and the scent is amazing

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Plant Events from our members
beckygardener	On May 27, 2017	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
MySecretIslandGarden	On March 15, 2023	Bloomed Always blooming, but I had given it a major haircut.
MySecretIslandGarden	On July 30, 2022	Maintenance performed When I planted the very small bush I wondered it if it would be happy in the chosen spot. Well, now its about beating it back into submission lol.

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Aloysia Sweet Almond Bush (Aloysia virgata)