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Hoary mock orange

Philadelphus pubescens

Also called Broad Leaved Mock Orange, Hoary Mockorange, Broadleaf Mock Orange, Downy Mock Orange, Hairy Mock Orange

Hoary mock orange
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family)
Grows as
Shrub, Perennial
Native range
C. & SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Philadelphus pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the hydrangea family known by the common name hoary mock orange. It is native to the eastern United States. It is a perennial shrub growing up to 20 feet (6.1 metres) tall. The flowers are white.

Other Philadelphus plants

Sweet mock orange · Philadelphus coulteri · Philadelphus delavayi · Hairy Mock Orange · Lewis' mock orange · Mexican Mock Orange · Littleleaf mock orange · Beijing Mock Orange · Philadelphus purpurascens · Philadelphus satsumi · Korean Mock Orange · Mock orange

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philadelphus pubescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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