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Mock Orange -
Sweet Facts
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Mature Height
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8-10 feet
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Soil Type
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Widely adaptable
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Mature Spread
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8-10 feet
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Flower Color
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White fragrant
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Mature Form
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Upright
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Foliage Color
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Green
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Growth Rate
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Medium
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Fall Color
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Yellow green
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Sun Exposure
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Full sun to partial
shade
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4-8
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Soil Moisture
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Widely adaptable
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About the Mock
Orange - Sweet :
The Sweet Mock Orange, Philadephus
coronarius, is a deciduous shrub. This name
is probably derived from the fragrant white
flowers resembling orange flowers that some
species and cultivars of mock oranges have.
Some mock oranges are without fragrance.
Flowers are single, semi-double, or double
and they vary in size. The bloom period is
quite short, normally not more than 7 to 10
days.
The summer foliage is dark green and
quite free of pest and disease problems.
There is no color change in the fall. It is
possible that most mock oranges will suffer
from occasional tip kill in zone 4 and quite
often in zone 3.
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