General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 2 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 4 feet
Leaves: Other: Almost evergreen.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

Common names
  • Canyon mock orange
  • Canyon Mock-Orange
  • Mock-orange
  • Mock Orange
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Philadelphus texensis var. ernestii
  • Synonym: Philadelphus ernestii

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