Double Mock Orange Tree
Propagate your cuttings from young shoots in spring and until june.
Double mock orange tree. As the mock in its name suggests mock orange is not a true orange. It is classified as a shrub bush although some people refer to mock orange trees mock orange shrubs are rich with nectar and attract butterflies. This improved mock orange hybrid blooms profusely during may and june. Fragrant as orange blossoms.
Blends nicely in a semishaded condition with red n pretty hydrangea hydrangea macrophylla monred or group for fall. Propagate your cuttings from hard wood during the month of february. This improved mock orange hybrid blooms profusely during may and june. With a just little maintenance a mock orange shrub can be a beautiful addition to your landscape for many years.
This long time favorite naturally grows 6 8 feet tall but can be pruned to any height. Mock orange is an old fashioned favorite with its large white fragrant flowers blooming in late spring. Mock orange is generally speaking deciduous and multi stemmed with a height and spread that are roughly the same. Mock orange trees will produce their fragrant double or semi double creamy white flowers.
Mock orange should be grown where they will receive full sun or light shade except in hot summer regions where they will require shade in the afternoon. Mock orange is easy to propagate through cuttings it is even the easiest way overall to produce new mock orange trees. Here are our tips on preparing cuttings from shrubs. Growing requirements for a mock orange tree mock orange trees are hardy in usda zones 3 9.
Vigorous and easy to grow it s great for foundation plantings or shrub borders. Mock orange these deciduous shrubs are the real deal when it comes to scent. And while the blooming of this lovely shrub is short only about a week or two you can still enjoy the dark green foliage of mock orange plants. Very fragrant double white flowers 2 inches across adorn each slender gracefully erect branch.
Double mock orange vigorous and easy to grow a wonderful orange blossom like fragrance makes this showy white flowered shrub very popular. Very fragrant double white flowers 2 inches across adorn each slender gracefully erect branch. Hardy in zones 4 9 most varieties mature to a height of 6 8 feet 2 2 m and have a natural vase shape. In fact that is the most common reason they are planted.
Like the orange blossoms they resemble they aren t relatives these flowers have a lovely fragrance.