Double Mock Orange
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Very fragrant double white flowers 2 inches across adorn each slender gracefully erect branch.
Double mock orange. 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. Plants are deciduous shedding their leaves in winter. Free shipping by amazon. Usually pure white and cup shaped some flowers have a maroon central blotch or are double flowered.
Also available are several low arching cultivars to spill over the front of a border. 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. As the mock in its name suggests mock orange is not a true orange. They enjoy areas with full sun to partial shade and moist well drained soil.
Mock orange shrubs are hardy in zones 4 8. This long time favorite naturally grows 6 8 feet tall but can be pruned to any height. Dwarf mock orange aka pittosporum tob. Adding compost to the soil will help improve most issues.
Minnesota snowflake mock orange philadelphus minnesota snowflake bears very large double flowers that are fragrant on an upright well branching plant growing to 8 feet tall. Vigorous and easy to grow it s great for foundation plantings or shrub borders. Proven winners ilex verticillata little goblin orange winterberry shrub xl orange fruit 2 size container. Be sure to spread the roots out and add soil halfway tamping it.
Blends nicely in a semishaded condition with red n pretty hydrangea hydrangea macrophylla monred or group for fall. Mock orange is generally speaking deciduous and multi stemmed with a height and spread that are roughly the same. Very fragrant double white flowers 2 inches across adorn each slender gracefully erect branch. When planting mock orange bushes dig your planting hole deep enough to accommodate all of the roots.
Wheeler s dwarf live plant fit 5 gallon pot. Companion plants as a border background mock orange provides the ideal background for bold double red garden peony paeonia lactiflora double red fairy tale pink daylily hemerocallis hybrids fairy tale pink and coral bells hardy azalea azalea coral bells. This improved mock orange hybrid blooms profusely during may and june. This improved mock orange hybrid blooms profusely during may and june.