Philadelphus Snowbelle Mock Orange

This compact mockorange flowering shrub opens in may to june with citrus scented double white flowers. The compact shrub is versatile and adaptable enough to fit into many places in the landscape so that you can easily enjoy its won.

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Philadelphus snowbelle mock orange

The snowbelle mock orange is an excellent compact selection from ottawa. New york botanical garden suggests that the genus name instead comes from ptolemy philadelphus a king of the third century b c. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about philadelphus mock orange philadelphus snowbelle supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden.

Mock orange is generally speaking deciduous and multi stemmed with a height and spread that are roughly the same. Be sure to prune after blooming. For stunning citrus fragrance in the garden you can t go wrong with the mock orange shrub philadelphus virginalis this late spring blooming deciduous bush looks great when placed in the border used in groups as screening or simply as a stand alone specimen plant.

It is a very cold hardy variety first developed in canada. Coastal beds and borders low maintenance. Plant in neutral to alkaline moderately fertile well drained or moist but well drained soil in full sun.

Mockorange snowbelle philadelphus fragrant shrubs citrus fragrance will fill your garden in spring with the philadelphus snowbelle mockorange. It is classified as a shrub bush although some people refer to mock orange trees mock orange shrubs are rich with nectar and attract butterflies. Common name refers to the sweetly fragrant flowers which in single flowered form generally resemble orange blossoms.

Snowbelle is a compact mockorange cultivar that is noted for its abundant bloom of fragrant. A low maintenance flowering shrub. You may not have many flowers in the first blooming season but the abundance of mid to late spring blooms in the coming years are worth the wait.

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