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    PHILADELPHUS
    PHILADELPHUS
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    PHILADELPHUS

    Commonly known as Mock orange, Syringa

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    • Good to know
      P x virginalis type
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, powdery mildew.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. Guy D. Bush, Minnesota, USA. 1935.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • White
    • Double
      Multi rows of petals, no stamen showing
    • Border
      Suitable for a shrub border
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Serrate
    • Ovate
    • Height
      3m (10ft)
    • Spread
      2.5m (8ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Well-clothed with branches to the ground. Produces flowers 4cm (1½in) across in racemes of 3-7
    • Pruning group 2
      Suitable for: Deciduous shrubs and trees that flower in Spring or early Summer on previous year's growth, including plants that produce new growth at or near ground level.
      Pruning: Prune flowered shoots to strong buds. Cut back approximately 1/4 of old shoots to the base to promote replacement growth.
      When: Annually, after flowering.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      3m (10ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        2.5m (8ft)
      		  
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    Varieties

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    • PHILADELPHUS affinis
     
    2 Litre
    £20.00
    PHILADELPHUS coronarius
    Strongly scented with creamy-white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    PHILADELPHUS coronarius 'Aureus'
    Golden foliage, white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PHILADELPHUS 'Frosty Morn'
    Very sweetly scented double white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    PHILADELPHUS insignis
    Panicles of cup-shaped flowers. One of the last species to flower which lasts on into July
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
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    PHILADELPHUS 'Lemoinei'
    Scented white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PHILADELPHUS maculatus 'Sweet Clare'
    Small silver-green leaves. Strongly scented white flowers, with crimson centre, on arching branches.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    PHILADELPHUS 'Mont Blanc'
    Single scented white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PHILADELPHUS 'Snowbelle'
    Mock orange
    Fragrant, double white flowers.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PHILADELPHUS 'Snowstorm'
    Double white flowers, vigorous grower
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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