Philadelphus plants are known for their delicious scent. The medium to large flowering shrubs bloom in early summer and are relatively easy to grow in the sun or light shade. They grow well on most ...

Philadelphus are an easy to grow shrub, there are about 60 varieties to choose from so they are sure to suit any garden. The most common variety, Mock Oranges, may need your attention soon. Here is an ...

Catch a waft of orange-blossom fragrance from these mock orange varieties and it will stop you in your tracks. One of the most dependable plants in the garden, mock orange (also known as philadelphus) ...

Mock orange blossom, or just mock orange as it is often known, is not a very flattering name as the word 'mock' is a bit derogatory. Used in the sense it is used with plants means 'imitation' or ...

There are many smells, good and bad, that trigger my memory. Sweet Mock Orange when in bloom triggers a memory of getting out of school. It has been told to me that the sense of smell is the closest ...

Some plants are indispensable — roses, daffodils and clematis, for example — to which I would add philadelphus, those gorgeous sweet-scented beauties that many call mock orange or syringa. Every ...