Philadelphus microphyllus
mock orange
Single, pure white, orange-blossom scented flowers in June and July and lustrous, mid-green leaves. This compact form of mock orange is perfect...
3 litre pot
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Plant description
Single, pure white, orange-blossom scented flowers in June and July and lustrous, mid-green leaves. This compact form of mock orange is perfect for the front of a small border or rockery. Strongly upright in habit it grows best in fertile, well-drained soil but copes well with poor soils, urban pollution and salt-laden air. - Position: full sun or partial shade - Soil: fertile, well-drained soil - Rate of growth: average - Flowering period: June and July - Flower colour: pure white - Other features: copes well with urban pollution and salt-laden air; attractive, peeling chestnut-brown bark - Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden care: During the growing season apply a balanced liquid fertiliser each month. Prune in late summer immediately after flowering, removing one in four of the older stems to ground level. - Goes well with: Buddleja 'Lochinch', Choisya ternata, Stachys byzantina, Echinops ritro, Lamium maculata 'Beacon Silver', Lavandula augustifolia 'Hidcote'
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Philadelphus microphyllus:
During the growing season apply a balanced liquid fertiliser each month. Prune in late summer immediately after flowering, removing one in four of the older stems to ground level.
Warning
CAUTION toxic if eaten/skin & eye irritant
