27+ Mexican Mock Orange Hedge

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.

Mexican mock orange hedge. Choisya arts nursery ltd mexican mock orange or choisya is an extremely popular evergreen to semi evergreen shrub grown with its deliciously fragrant white flowers that bloom in late spring and summer. This late spring blooming deciduous bush looks great when placed in the border used in groups as screening or simply as a stand alone specimen plant. Sku 2435 a handsome evergreen shrub for warm climates with fragrant orange blossom like flowers and glossy soft green leaves that emit a pleasant citrus odor when crushed. Mock orange is generally speaking deciduous and multi stemmed with a height and spread that are roughly the same. Its average texture blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. The mock orange philadelphus and japanese mock orange pittosporum tobira are deciduous shrubs while the evergreen mock orange philadelphus mexicanus has foliage year round. Mexican mock orange is a multi stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form.

For stunning citrus fragrance in the garden you can t go wrong with the mock orange shrub philadelphus virginalis. The naturally mounded form with dense branching and foliage is excellent for use in foundation plantings and perennial borders. As the mock in its name suggests mock orange is not a true orange. The genus was named after a swiss botanist jacques denys choisy. Most commonly known as the mexican orange this species is also called the mexican orange blossom mexican orange flower and mock orange.