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 ...

Earlier headlines for this column incorrectly said it was a non-native plant also known as mock orange. ... The plant can range from symmetrical shrubs to trees up to 30 feet tall, ...

Though mock orange is native throughout India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and islands in the southwestern Pacific, it is now grown throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

After pollination, birds in the tree's native habitat relish the small oval orange-to-red fruit. In tropical climates, the mock orange is grown as an ornamental tree or hedge.

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.