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PHILADELPHUS 'Starbright'
Mock Orange

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:: Hydrangeaceae :: PHILADELPHUS :: hybrid (delavayi x lewisii) :: 'Starbright'

Type of products available: 0/1/1P8
Protection : COV 35721

Main asset

Single pure white flowers, contrast with the purple petioles and young shoots, powerful fragrance and good vigor : all to adopt it !

Remarks

Every 2-3 years, just after flowering (July), prune the shrub below the floriferous parts to cause vigorous growth of new branches, which will give the flowers the following year.

Plants for Europe

This recent selection of Dr. Wilf Nicholls (Memorial University Botanical Garden in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada) is characterized by its purple young shoots and vigor. The buds, stems and petioles are also dark purple, and contrast with the large pure white flowers with 4 petals and yellow-gold stamens, powerfully scented.

Uses: Mixed hedges, natural hedges, shrubs beds

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: deciduous
Habit: erected
Height: 2 m x 1 m (6.6 ft x 3.3 ft)
Growth: fast
Flowering period: May-June

Shape and colours:

Couleur du bois : black purple then grey
Foliage shape: oblong
Foliage colour: dark green
Foliage colour in autumn: orange yellow
Flowers shape: simple with 4 petals
Flowers colour: white
Parfum : yes

Plantation:

Soil type: all
Exposure: sun, part-shade
Hardiness: - 30 °C (-22 °F - USDA zone 4b)