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Boule d'Argent Mockorange
Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Boule d'Argent'
Height: 5 feet
Spread: 4 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 5a
Description:
A large, rounded shrub smothered in large double white blooms in early summer, only lightly fragrant; wonderful in bloom, fades to the background the rest of the year, use with other plants in a composition; very adaptable and easy to grow
Ornamental Features
Boule d'Argent Mockorange is bathed in stunning clusters of fragrant white flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. It has green deciduous foliage. The serrated oval leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour.
Landscape Attributes
Boule d'Argent Mockorange is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Boule d'Argent Mockorange is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Planting & Growing
Boule d'Argent Mockorange will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.