sweet mock orange

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Hundreds of pure white flowers fill the yard with the sweet scent of orange blossoms. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils. On Jun 3, 2009, vinehillfarm from Blue Rock, OH wrote: I discovered this shrub, which spans a good 30 feet by 30 feet, growing on land I purchased to live on located in the foothill applalachian region (southcentral eastern area) of Ohio. However, it has never bloomed--perhaps because of late frosts? The flowers are white, four petaled and not particularly fragrant. The stems are woody brown but the stems holding the flowers are green.

Sweet Mock Orange produces strongly scented white flowers in clusters of 5 – 7 in late June – early July. Common Names: Sweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood. sweet mock-orange, also: sweet mock orange - Gewöhnlicher Pfeifenstrauch, wiss. They have lived and bloomed near St Cloud MN for a long long time.
Likes a well drained, fertile soil in full sun or partial shade.

That makes it a minimum of 74 years of age. Then, as we progressed by hand pulling vegetation, we found two old wells. The sweet mockorange grows to a height of 10–12' and a spread of 10–12' at maturity. In spring people would stop their cars to look at it.

It is gorgeous in full bloom as well. And very little but fragrant. It becomes quite large in the shade but it dislikes our full florida sun...just too HOT. I have one that has no smell and another that smells wonderful. On May 15, 2008, pdixon03 from Knoxville, TN wrote: I just purchased this beautiful plant to add to my "cottage" garden.

On Jan 11, 2015, pmmGarak from Göppingen,Germany (Zone 7b) wrote: I "bought" this shrub along with the house, and after 2 seasons finally got myself to remove it. State documented: documented Possibly well over a hundred years. It is commonly planted as an ornamental screen plant, and appreciated for its sweet-smelling, showy flowers and peeling reddish bark. 1.â¯ I told him only over my dead body! 2020 Profuse in its reproduction from runners that shoot upwards.

The fragrance is intoxicating and can be smelled all over our farm! In our area it is called a English Dogwood Shrub.

By the way, it also seems to set little bud-looking seed pods of some kind after the flowers. I have not seen it bloom, but it looks to me sort of like a Mock Orange and he says it has white flowers about the size of a half-dol... read morelar. It is not commonly sold anymore as the gardening public has gone to dwarf hybrid cultivars as 'Minnesota Snowflake'.

Mine has no scent at all. Perfect, white, four-petaled flowers accent this sweetly scented shrub.

28 members have or want this plant for trade. Can you please help us?

It is commonly planted as an ornamental screen plant, and appreciated for its sweet-smelling, showy flowers and peeling reddish bark. Its still very pretty so I can't say its a negtive, but I really do wish it was fragrant!! I pruned it for the second time since I inherited this house. He says it blooms 3 times each season. On Jul 9, 2004, Khyssa from Inverness, FL (Zone 9a) wrote: I have a large English Dogwood which is about 10 feet tall not including what I like to call it's feelers.

It is INTENSELY FRAGRANT. Mine seem to thrive on neglect, although I will water them during a drought.

Bears heavily scented, cup shaped, white flowers.

those considered historical (not seen in 20 years). Flowers May-July unintentionally); has become naturalized. I have been very disappointed because it was magnificent and extremely fragrant in my mother's Connecticut garden (zone 5b) for many years. On Jun 3, 2007, pookiescomet from Levittown, NY wrote: This grows wild all over my yard. Sweet Mock Orange. lar.

I have also propagated it by cuttings and have four in total plus I have given some away. Philadephus caucasicus Koehne have been collected from The land was raw and we literally had to cut our way through thick brush, trees and thousands of vines (Tarzan swings..lol) in order to get into the land and make a spot for the cabin we are now living in. The smell is faint and when in full bloom is a beautiful addition to the garden.

It has been here since my mother was 14 (possibly since this house was built in 1890.) When in full bloom the bush is nearly completely white with clusters of flower even appearing at the end of it's feelers. We sent 1-2' plants. I would compare the fragrance strength to that of Carolina Jasmine. The scent from this shrub together with madonna lilies which bloom at the same time is intoxicating. Not keen on too much winter wet. It seems to prefer to send up multiple shoots from the ground rather than grow tall. Take a photo and It is growing vigorously despite severe recent winters, and now has lots of stems and is eight feet tall. On Oct 6, 2010, Zenyatta from Dallas, TX wrote: I had this bush in our yard as a child. Looks like a giant bridal bouquet when it bursts into bloom in spring and summer. One plus...they are not invasive. The two plants are permanently tangled together now.