Growing Guide Philadelphus (Mock Orange)
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Flowers in June with a heady fragrance of orange blossoms that fills the air. Has upright growth that is arching near top. Width 5-6'. A Lemoine hybrid with few insect or disease problems. CULTURE: Full sun or part shade; average, well-drained garden soil. Space 6' apart. Fertilize lightly once only, in early spring, with any good organic fertilizer. GROWTH: Fast; 25" or more a year under good growing conditions. SUGGESTED USE: Combine with Syringa for a fragrant shrubbery, in mixed borders or any fragrant garden. PRUNING: When plant matures, cut out at ground level a few of the oldest canes each year in late winter/early spring, To shape it cut back flowered shoots to strong buds, right after bloom.
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