Philadelphus 'Manteau d'Hermine'

mock orange

3 litre pot £9.99 Buy
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The slow-growing, dwarf philadelphus produces a multitude of twiggy branches covered in tiny, fragrant cream-white flowers

Val Bourne - Garden Writer

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  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: June and July
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    In June and July, the arching shoots of this deciduous shrub are smothered in deliciously fragrant, double, creamy-white flowers and mid-green leaves. On warm, summer evenings, the delicate, orange-blossom fragrance floats on the breeze. This compact, bushy, variety of the popular mock orange is perfect for a small garden of where border space is limited. An essential, low-maintenance shrub for a sunny mixed border, it can also cope with urban pollution and salt-laden air.

  • Garden care: Mulch around the roots in spring with a deep layer of well-rotted garden compost or manure. Prune in late summer, immediately after flowering, removing one in four of the older stems to ground level.

Rosa Iceberg = 'Korbin'

Rosa Iceberg ('Korbin')

rose Iceberg (bush floribunda)

Flowers throughout the summer

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Choisya × dewitteana Aztec Pearl

Choisya × dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl'

Mexican orange blossom

Pretty evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers

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Clematis Hagley Hybrid

Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid'

clematis (group 3)

Delicate mauve-pink, cup-shaped flowers

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Lamium maculatum Beacon Silver

Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'

dead nettle

Quickly forms a silvery carpet in shade

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2 litre pot available to order from autumn 2013
 

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