Philadelphus x lemoinei
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- fil-a-DEL-fus le-MOI-nee-i
- Description
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Mock Orange is a hybrid deciduous shrub with an upright arching habit growing 4-8 feet tall. The flowers are amazingly fragrant. They occur in terminal racemes of up to 1.5-inch saucer-shaped flowers. This shrub prefers moist well-drained soils in sun to part sun.
Prune after flowering to control the size of the shrub and plant near a door to enjoy the fragrance!
Can be susceptible to: aphids, blackspot, powdery mildew, rust
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Avalanche
- ‘Belle Etoile’
White flower with maroon at the base - 'Innocence'
Occassional variegated leaves - Manteau d'Hermine
- Avalanche
- Avalanche, ‘Belle Etoile’, 'Innocence', Manteau d'Hermine
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Avalanche
- ‘Belle Etoile’
White flower with maroon at the base - 'Innocence'
Occassional variegated leaves - Manteau d'Hermine
- Avalanche
- Avalanche, ‘Belle Etoile’, 'Innocence', Manteau d'Hermine
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Philadelphus
- Family:
- Hydrangeaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 2-3 rays/petals
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Flowers consist of 1-1.5 inch white flowers in 3-7 flowered terminal racemes. Bloom late spring to early summer.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Up to 2 inches long narrowly oval leaves have smooth green upper sides and hairs on the undersides. Tips are acute (pointed).
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Rain Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Pollution
- Wet Soil
