MOCK-ORANGE

(Redirected from Philadelphus)

If you are looking for the band Mock Orange, see Mock Orange (band))
'Mock-orange' ('''Philadelphus'''; also Mockorange, Mock Orange) is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs from 1 to 6 m tall, native to North America, Central America, Asia and (locally) in southeast Europe. Most are deciduous but a few species from the south of the genus' range are evergreen. The leaves are opposite, simple, with serrated margins, from 1 to 14 cm long.

The flowers are white, with four petals and sepals, 1-4 cm diameter, and commonly (but not in all species) sweetly scented. The fruit is a small capsule, containing numerous small seeds. The bark is thin and flaky, finely shredding in longitudinal strips.
Mock-oranges are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed.
Lewis' Mock-orange is the state flower of Idaho.
Mock-oranges are popular shrubs in parks and gardens, grown for their reliable display of late spring flowers; the scented species are particularly valued. In addition to the species, there are numerous garden origin hybrids and cultivars available.

Contents

Species

Species

★ ''Philadelphus argenteus'' - Silver Mock-orange (California, Baja California)

★ ''Philadelphus argyrocalyx'' - Silver-Cup Mock-orange (New Mexico)

★ ''Philadelphus brachybotrys'' - Mock-orange (southeast China)

★ ''Philadelphus californicus'' - California Mock-orange (California)

★ ''Philadelphus caucasicus'' - Caucasus Mock-orange (Caucasus)

★ ''Philadelphus confusus'' - Piper's Mock-orange (California, Washington)

★ ''Philadelphus cordifolius'' - Heartleaf Mock-orange (California)

★ ''Philadelphus coronarius'' - Sweet Mock-orange (southeast Europe)

★ ''Philadelphus coulteri'' - Coulter's Mock-orange (northwest Mexico)

★ ''Philadelphus crinitus'' - Hairy or Trans-pecos Mock-orange (west Texas)

★ ''Philadelphus delavayi'' - Delavay's Mock-orange (southwest China)

★ ''Philadelphus ernestii'' - Canyon Mock-orange (southwest U.S.)

★ ''Philadelphus floridus'' - Florida Mock-orange (Florida, Georgia)

★ ''Philadelphus gattingeri'' - Gattinger's Mock-orange (Tennessee)

★ ''Philadelphus hirsutus'' - Streambank Mock-orange (southeast US)

★ ''Philadelphus hitchcockianus'' - Hitchcock Mock-orange (Texas, New Mexico)

★ ''Philadelphus incanus'' - Mock-orange (Hubei, Shaanxi)

★ ''Philadelphus inodorus'' - Scentless Mock-orange (US)

★ ''Philadelphus insignis'' - Summer Mock-orange (California, Oregon)

★ ''Philadelphus intectus'' - Mock-orange (southeast US)

★ ''Philadelphus kansuensis'' - Evergreen Mock-orange (northwest China)

★ ''Philadelphus karwinskyanus'' - Evergreen Mock-orange (Mexico)

★ ''Philadelphus laxiflorus'' - Mock-orange (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi)

★ ''Philadelphus lewisii'' - Lewis's Mock-orange (western North America)

★ ''Philadelphus maculatus'' - Spotted Mock-orange (Arizona)

★ ''Philadelphus madrensis'' - Desert Mountain Mock-orange (southwest US)

★ ''Philadelphus mearnsii'' - Mearns' Mock-orange (Texas, New Mexico)

★ ''Philadelphus mexicanus'' - Mexican Mock-orange (Mexico, Guatemala)

★ ''Philadelphus microphyllus'' - Littleleaf Mock-orange (southwest US)

★ ''Philadelphus occidentalis'' - Western Mock-orange (western North America)

★ ''Philadelphus oreganus'' - Oregon Mock-orange (Oregon)

★ ''Philadelphus palmeri'' - Palmer's Mock-orange (southwest US)

★ ''Philadelphus pekinensis'' - Beijing Mock-orange (northern China)

★ ''Philadelphus pubescens'' - Hoary Mock-orange (southeast US)

★ ''Philadelphus pumilus'' - Dwarf Mock-orange (California)

★ ''Philadelphus purpurascens'' - Mock-orange (southwest China)

★ ''Philadelphus satsumanus'' - Downy Japanese Mock-orange (Japan)

★ ''Philadelphus satsumi'' - Japanese Mock-orange (Japan)

★ ''Philadelphus schrenkii'' - Schrenk's Mock-orange (northeast China, Korea, southeast Russia)

★ ''Philadelphus sericanthus'' - Mock-orange (Sichuan, Hubei)

★ ''Philadelphus serpyllifolius'' - Littleleaf or Thymeleaf Mock-orange (southern US, Mexico)

★ ''Philadelphus sharpianus'' - Sharp's Mock-orange (Tennessee, Missouri)

★ ''Philadelphus subcanus'' - Mock-orange (southwest China)

★ ''Philadelphus tenuifolius'' - Slender-leaf Mock-orange (Korea, southeast Russia)

★ ''Philadelphus texensis'' - Texas Mock-orange (Texas)

★ ''Philadelphus tomentosus'' - Fuzzy Mock-orange (Himalaya)

★ ''Philadelphus trichothecus'' - Columbian Mock-orange (British Columbia, northwest US)

★ ''Philadelphus triflorus'' - Himalayan Mock-orange (Himalaya)

★ ''Philadelphus wootonii'' - Wooton's Mock-orange (New Mexico)

★ ''Philadelphus zelleri'' - Zeller's Mock-orange (Washington)