Philadelphus 'Starbright'
(Mock Orange 'Starbright')
Family - Hydrangeaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Raised in Canada
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 2.5m
Width - up to 2m
Location - The East Border, The White Garden
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Ovate to oval leaves have coarsely toothed margins and emerge purple in spring before turning mid to dark green as they develop. Bowl-shaped flowers are snow-white with striking deep purple calyces. The Blooms are intensely fragrant and produced abundantly in Racemes from early to midsummer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Bowl-shaped flowers are snow-white with deep purple calyces. The blooms are heavily scented and produced abundantly in racemes in June and July.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Ovate to oval leaves with Dentate margins emerge purple in spring and turn mid to dark green as they develop. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oval
Propagation:
Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation is prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.