Philadelphus delavayi
(Delavay's Mock Orange)
Family - Hydrangeaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - China, Tibet, Myanmar
Discovered By - A. Delavay, a French explorer and botanist
Year of Introduction - 1882
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 3m or more
Width - 2.5m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A large, Deciduous Shrub with an upright habit and arching branches. Bright to mid-green leaves are ovate to oval in shape and have lightly corrugated veining. Single, cup-shaped flowers are snow white and each Bloom has a showy central cluster of soft yellow stamens. The flowers are held in Racemes along the branches and are produced from early through mid-summer. The flowers are highly scented.
Flower:
Single, cup-shaped flowers are white and each bloom has a showy central cluster of yellow stamens. The flowers are held in racemes produced along the branches in June and July. Highly scented.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Cup-shaped flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Bright to mid-green leaves are ovate to oval in shape with corrugated veining and serrate margins. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the upright, arching branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.