A: That looks to be one of the mock orange, Philadelphus, species. The flowers have four petals, and most species are quite fragrant. The stems have opposite leaves. There are some native species of ...

Several hydrangea species are fast-growing, including panicle hydrangea. But it’s hard to beat smooth hydrangea, which can be chopped back drastically and still reach 3 to 5 feet tall during the ...

Now find out which mock orange varieties have made it on to our shortlist and be sure to include one as part of your ...

The old-fashioned Mock Oranges thrived on neglect and once established grew to 8 to 12 feet in height. The large, rounded shrubs produce straight stiff ascending branches that arch with age.

The sweet scent of Mock Orange is wafting through parts of San Diego. Also known as Japanese Pittosporum or Australian Laurel.Pittosporum Tobira is an evergreen shrub that is native to parts of ...

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 ...

Kym PokornyI wish I could have scratch-and-sniff to show you how good 'Innocence' mock orange smells. But, really, looks are enough to recommend it. Fragrance is subjective. What one person likes ...

For Midland couple Tim and Cathy Richard, simple shrubs sparked a decade-long tradition of fellowship in their own backyard. One evening 10 years ago, the Richards returned to their Lexington ...

Mock Orange, Philadelphus, is an old-fashioned, fragrant, spring-blooming shrub. It’s large — it can grow to nine feet — easy-to-grow and produces thousands of blooms that smell like orange ...

Mock orange flowers have a sweet citrusy scent. WHILE looking through a list of new flowers that can be grown here during the last few weeks, I have found two to three varieties to share with all ...