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Hydrangeaceae
Mock Orange
Philadelphus coronarius
Memory, fraternity, brotherly love.
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Philadelphus
- Native to
- Southern Europe, western Asia
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- Deciduous shrub
- Height
- 2–4 m
- Sunlight
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Average, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 4–8
- Lifespan
- Long-lived shrub
Did you know
- Mock orange is named for its powerful fragrance, which smells almost identical to orange blossoms even though the plant is unrelated to citrus.
- The genus name Philadelphus means 'brotherly love' in Greek and is unrelated to the city of Philadelphia.
- The strong sweet scent — vanilla, citrus, and jasmine combined — was once one of the most popular notes in 19th-century English perfumery.
- Mock orange is the state flower of Idaho, where it grows wild as Philadelphus lewisii, named after Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- Old-fashioned varieties bloom for just 2–3 weeks but are so heavily perfumed that a single bush can scent an entire backyard.
Color meanings
White
Pure remembrance