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Taxon
Philadelphus inodorus
Common name:
scentless mock orange
Family:
Hydrangeaceae (hydrangea family)
Synonym:
Philadelphus gloriosus
Distribution:
s.e. United States
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
This large, rounded, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub has a fast growth rate and reaches 8' tall with stiff, straight, ascending branches that arch at their tips. As the name suggests, flowers are non-fragrant, white, 1" blooming in May. Fall color is yellow or yellow-green. Makes a good specimen, mass or in the shrub border.
Links:
•
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
•
USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture
Locations
1:
AZA: BD14
(BD14)
• Accession: D2015-0666.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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Individual