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,,aromatic flowers for 2-3 weeks
Course(s):	Level 3 Apprenticeship, CLT Training, HORT 2355

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: 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: Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Scent: Fragrant, Sweet, Spicy Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul Additional Info: usually double

Fruit Type: Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Not showy

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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