Sweet Mock Orange
Philadelphus coronarius (HYDRANGEACEAE, formerly PHILADELPHACEAE or SAXIFRAGACEAE)
Planting and Growing Sweet Mock Orange
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow sweet mock orange in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, fruit, and seeds of sweet mock orange
- Growing conditions for sweet mock orange
- When and where to plant sweet mock orange
- How to plant sweet mock orange
- How to shape, prune and control growth of sweet mock orange
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of sweet mock orange
- Landscape uses of sweet mock orange
- Pest and disease control for sweet mock orange
Growing Sweet Mock Orange
Many cultivars of fast-growing, dense, spreading, deciduous shrubs, to 10 ft. (3 m) tall and wide, with dull to shiny, green, oval, pointed leaves, 1–3 in. (25–75 mm) long.
Sweet Mock Orange Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Seeds
Very fragrant, creamy white flowers, to 1‑1/2‑in. (38-mm) wide, in radiating clusters, in late spring, form abundant seed in late summer.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 5–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained soil. Fertility: Rich–average. Add compost or leaf mold. 6.5–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Partial shade. Space 3-ft. (90-cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Generally care free. Keep moist; allow soil surface to dry between waterings until established. Fertilize every 2 months spring–autumn. Prune after bloom. Propagate by cuttings, layering, seed.
About This Species
Good for borders, edgings, hedges, paths in formal, small-space, woodland gardens. Generally drought tolerant. Pest and disease resistant.