Can I save this choysia?

I have a quite large choysia outside my kitchen window which has started to look really sick. All the leaves are turning yellow, almost white and some just brown and shrivelling up. The only bits that are still green are small areas that had a honeysuckle growing over them, which I have now cut back. This makes me think it was frost damage. I have tried to cut away some of the yellow parts but to be honest there is not really any green underneath to cut back to. Has this plant had it? Is there anything I can do to save it? The slightly warmer weather this week doesn't seem to have helped it. (sorry am having trouble uploading the picture)

 

Hi

How old is the plant? do you know what variety it is , I dont think all is lost it should re-grow back so dont over prune I would of waited to see what new growth and then cut back to healthy buds .

This will be more than frost damage it will be the harsh winter snow etc over a prolonged period.

The yellow form of choysia does require a more sheltered spot out of constant cold winds to grow properly , other wise with new growth it can be caught out by late frost

Spruce

 

Took a look at my choisya yesterday and it isn't looking spring green; has a yellow tinge to it. It's the bog basic one, not the fancier one.

But! From the ground, there are some 6-8inch sprouts growing up from the root and they look decidedly healthier. The one I have now was an off shoot from the shrub I bought which, don't ask me how, gave up the ghost one year and left me with one shoot coming up. It is now a good 4ft tall and only taken 2 years to reach that. So, I'm optimistic it will survive and grow.

I'm in agreement with Spruce: the wet Autumn, prolonged, cold Winter and - aside from snow - little in the way of rain through the winter (until this week) has all played it's part.

Hold back on the pruning and let it do it's own job of recovery. We haven't had anywhere near enough "good weather" for the shrub, or many other plants, to kick into Spring mode, yet.

 

Thanks, OK will wait on the pruning. No idea what variety but I think a green rather than yellow one as it was green when we moved in six months ago. I would guess it is at least 10 years old as the previous owners were here 8 years and weren't gardeners at all - hence the current condition of the garden generally - lots of nice plants but overgrown and hidden. Will try again to post pic...

 

The photograph looks like "Sundance" the yellow leaved variety to me so does not look particularly unhappy. It is suffering a little from frost damage hence the browning on some leaves.
The more direct sunlight Sundance gets the yellower the leaves will be, that is why the branches that have been covered by the honeysuckle is greener.

 

I think it will re-grow it survived the winters of 2011/2012 so its made of tough stuff , I would suggest give it a feed of bone meal and mulch the top of the soil , a bit of TLC will work wonders.

Spruce

 

My 'Sundance' was buried under a snow drift for two and a half weeks but isn't showing any signs of frostbite.