Philadelphus coronarius


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Noun1.Philadelphus coronarius - large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemesPhiladelphus coronarius - large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
mock orange, syringa
genus Philadelphus - mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
philadelphus - any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions
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The delicious smell of this flowering shrub may only last a couple of weeks but for me it's one of the most memorable events of summer and there are varieties to suit most gardens, from the golden mock orange Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus', which can be used to light up the back of a mixed border, to the more compact P.
Enjoy the scents of summer; Relax on the balmy evenings of summer engulfed in a heady haze of floral aromas. Hannah Stephenson shows how you can bring amazing fragrance to your garden throughout summer
Good contrasts include Tulipa 'Black Parrot' against Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus', while the purple balls of Allium 'Globemaster' sit well with the feathery foliage of fennel.
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Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus' is perhaps one of the best.
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