Scientific Name:	Philadelphus x virginalis
Pronunciation:	fill-uh-DEL-fus ex vir-jin-AH-liss
Common Name:	virginal mock orange
Family Name:	Hydrangeaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Exfoliating bark on upright stems; leaves opposite, ovate, 4-6 course serrations on each margins, about 7-11 cm long; flowers aromatic, lasting 2-3 weeks.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 3 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Irregular, Stiffly upright Form: Vase Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 2 - 3m Spread: 2 - 3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Fragrance, Summer interest, Tall background Additional Info: Google. Cultivars on campus may include P. 'Minnesota Snowflake'

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous, Pubescent Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Rounded Margins:

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Scent: Fragrant, Sweet, Spicy Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul Additional Info: usually double

Fruit Type: Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent Fruit Colour: Brown, Green Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark Morphology: Exfoliating Bark or Stem Colour: Grey

Pest Susceptibility:	Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (JPL) Juglans PLanting : 139 (NRY) NuRserY : cv. Minnesota Snowflake (ONE) Overpass North side East : 657 Location Map

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