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Sweet Mock Orange

Philadelphus coronarius L.

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Foodplant / spot causer
pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph of Ascochyta philadelphi causes spots on live leaf of Philadelphus coronarius
Remarks: season: 8-10

Foodplant / spot causer
pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph of Ascochyta vulgaris var. philadelphi causes spots on live leaf of Philadelphus coronarius

Foodplant / saprobe
very minute, buried in inner back, scarcely erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph of Phomopsis lendeghmiae is saprobic on dead twig of Philadelphus coronarius
Remarks: season: 3-5

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Comprehensive Description

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Philadelphus coronarius I^. Sp. PI. 470. 1753
Syringa suaveolens Moench, Meth. PI. 678. 1794.
A shrub 2-4 m. high with erector ascending branches; bark of the young twigs brown or yellowish, glabrous or nearly so, of the previous season*s growth chestnut-brown and exfoliating, and of the old stems gray ; buds enclosed in the bases of the petioles ; petioles 5-10 mm. long; leaf-blades ovate, elliptic-ovate or oval, usually acute at both ends, denticulate, 3-10 cm. long, thin, glabrous except the veins and the axils of the veins beneath; flowering branches 5-15 cm. long, with 2 or 3 pairs of leaves and 5-9 very fragrant, racemosely disposed flowers; hypanthium glabrous or pubescent; sepals lance-ovate, about 7 mm. long, acute; petals cream-colored, obovate, 12-15 mm, long; stamens numerous; styles from distinct to united two-thirds their length ; stigmas half as wide as the anthers or narrower; capsule obovoid, about 7 mm, long.
Type locality : Unknown.
Distribution : From Switzerland, Bohemia and southern Russia to Caucasus and Armenia ; cultivated and escaped in the Eastern States. ,, .,*
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John Kunkel SmaII, Per Axel Rydber, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Percy Wilson, Henry Hurd Rusby. 1905. ROSALES, PODOSTEMONACEAE, CRASSULACEAE, PENTHORACEAE and PARNASSIACEAE. North American flora. vol 22(2). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Philadelphus coronarius

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Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange, English dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Southern Europe.

Description

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) wide, with toothed leaves and bowl-shaped white flowers with prominent stamens. In the species the blooms are abundant and very fragrant, but less so in the cultivars.[1] It may resemble, but is not closely related to, varieties of the similarly named dogwood, which is the common name for Cornus in the family Cornaceae.

The specific epithet coronarius means "used for garlands".[2]

Cultivation

It is a popular ornamental plant for gardens in temperate regions, valued for its profuse sweetly scented white blossom in early summer. There are a large number of named cultivars. The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-

  • P. coronarius 'Aureus'[3]
  • P. coronarius 'Variegatus'[4]

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References

  1. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  2. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  3. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Philadelphus coronarius 'Variegatus'". Retrieved 25 May 2013.

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Philadelphus coronarius: Brief Summary

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Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange, English dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Southern Europe.

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