Double Mock Orange Bush
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This improved mock orange hybrid blooms profusely during may and june.
Double mock orange bush. Plants are deciduous shedding their leaves in winter. Care of mock orange bush your mock orange shrub will require consistent moisture until it s established and though it is somewhat drought tolerant the bush prefers to be kept in moist conditions. Very fragrant double white flowers 2 inches across adorn each slender gracefully erect branch. Vigorous and easy to grow it s great for foundation plantings or shrub borders.
Mainly tall sometimes arching shrubs with richly scented flowers in early summer. Very fragrant double white flowers 2 inches across adorn each slender gracefully erect branch. Full sun to partial shade 6 10 bloom time. Blends nicely in a semishaded condition with red n pretty hydrangea hydrangea macrophylla monred or group for fall.
Double mock orange vigorous and easy to grow a wonderful orange blossom like fragrance makes this showy white flowered shrub very popular. As the mock in its name suggests mock orange is not a true orange. This improved mock orange hybrid blooms profusely during may and june. Double mock orange direct gardening fragrant as orange blossoms.
Special features of mock oranges philadelphus x virginalis virginal has attractive white double flowers with an outstanding fragrance in the late spring to early summer season on a 6 to 8 foot tall shrub. Usually pure white and cup shaped some flowers have a maroon central blotch or are double flowered. Buy double mock orange at spring hill nursery a wonderful orange blossom like fragrance makes this showy white flowered shrub very popular. Mulching the area around the shrub will help the soil retain moisture and minimize watering needs.
Like the orange blossoms they resemble they aren t relatives these flowers have a lovely fragrance. Also available are several low arching cultivars to spill over the front of a border. Fragrant as orange blossoms. This long time favorite naturally grows 6 8 feet tall but can be pruned to any height.
Mid to late summer bareroot 4 to 8 10. 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. Mock orange is generally speaking deciduous and multi stemmed with a height and spread that are roughly the same. Vigorous and easy to grow it s great for foundation plantings or shrub borders.