A gracefully arching
fountain of creamy white
blossoms perfuming the spring
garden with a delicious fragrance
is Philadelphus. Philadelphus
or mock orange as it is
often called, is a deciduous
shrub, completely hardy in the
climate of the Long Beach area.
It will grow in full syn or partial
shade and will serve either
as a specimen shrub or a part
of a shrubbery border.
Perhaps the best and the one
cultivated for the longest time
is P. conarius. This plant grows
to a height of 8 to 10 feet, has
3-inch ovate-lanceolate leaves
and carries its creamy-white
fragrant flowers in dense plumes in May and June. A number
of hybrids were developed
by the French nurseryman,
Lemoine. By crossing P. conarius
with the small American
species P. microphyllus he obtained
P. Lemoinei, which is a
small graceful shrub with fine
leaves, slender stems and small
fragrant flowers. There are
many varieties in this group.
ANOTHER hybrid is P. virginalis
especially noted for its
flowers which are double,
snowy-white and fragrant, and
in addition are 2 to 3 inches in
diameter.
The Philadelphus is a very
undemanding plant, adjusting
as it does to almost any soil
and avoiding most garden pests.
Pruning should be done each
year after flowering, removing
wood which has flowered, taking
out some old wood clear to
the ground to make way for
new young shoots.
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