They are named "mock-orange" in reference to their flowers, which in wild species look somewhat similar to those of oranges and lemons (Citrus) at first glance, and smell of orange flowers and jasmine (Jasminum). But Philadelphus is a basalasterid, not closely related to Jasminum (advanced asterids), and among the eudicots quite distant from Citrus (advanced rosids). An entirely misleading name for Philadelphus that is sometimes encountered is syringa;[3] this properly refers to the lilacs, which are fairly close relatives of jasmine. The connection of the two shrubs lies in their introduction from Ottoman gardens to European ones, effected at the same time by the Holy Roman emperor's ambassador to the Sublime Porte, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, who returned to Vienna in 1562. The two shrubs appear together in John Gerard's Herball, as "Blew Pipe" (the lilac) and "White Pipe Tree", for the woods of both are pithy and easily hollowed out.[4]
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 0.5-6 inches (1–14 cm) long. The flowers are white, with four petals and sepals, 0.5-2 inches (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.
For a long time, Philadelphus coronarius was the only mock-orange of gardens, though some adventurous Americans grew the native P. inodorus that Mark Catesby had discovered growing on the banks of the Savannah River. It appeared in Lady Skipwith's garden lists and George Washington ordered some from Bartram in 1792.[5] 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, selected for doubleness and large flowers, with some compromise as to scent.
^Philadelphus confusus Piper. Jepson Flora Project: Jepson Interchange for California Floristics
^Philadelphus cordifolius Lange. Jepson Flora Project: Jepson Interchange for California Floristics
^Philadelphus coulteri S.Watson. This species is accepted, and its native range is NE. Mexico (to Veracruz). Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
^Philadelphus microphyllus A.Gray. This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Central & SW. U.S.A. to N. Mexico. Plants of the World Online.
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For other uses see Philadelphus disambiguation Philadelphus ˌ f ɪ l e ˈ d ɛ l f e s 2 mock orange is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs from 3 20 ft 1 6 m tall native to North America Central America Asia and locally in southeast Europe Mock orange Philadelphus purpureomaculatus cultivar Belle Etoile Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Cornales Family Hydrangeaceae Subfamily Hydrangeoideae Tribe Philadelpheae Genus PhiladelphusL Type species Philadelphus coronarius L 1 Species About 60 see text They are named mock orange in reference to their flowers which in wild species look somewhat similar to those of oranges and lemons Citrus at first glance and smell of orange flowers and jasmine Jasminum But Philadelphus is a basal asterid not closely related to Jasminum advanced asterids and among the eudicots quite distant from Citrus advanced rosids An entirely misleading name for Philadelphus that is sometimes encountered is syringa 3 this properly refers to the lilacs which are fairly close relatives of jasmine The connection of the two shrubs lies in their introduction from Ottoman gardens to European ones effected at the same time by the Holy Roman emperor s ambassador to the Sublime Porte Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq who returned to Vienna in 1562 The two shrubs appear together in John Gerard s Herball as Blew Pipe the lilac and White Pipe Tree for the woods of both are pithy and easily hollowed out 4 Philadelphus is named after an ancient Greek king of Egypt Ptolemy II Philadelphus citation needed Contents 1 Description 2 Ecology 3 Cultivation 3 1 AGM cultivars 4 In culture 5 Selected species 5 1 Asia 5 2 Europe 5 3 North America 5 4 Pancontinental hybrids 6 References 7 External linksDescription editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message nbsp Flowering Lewis s Mock orange Philadelphus lewisii in habitat 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 0 5 6 inches 1 14 cm long The flowers are white with four petals and sepals 0 5 2 inches 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 Ecology editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Mock oranges are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia A noted pathogen of the sweet mock orange P coronarius is the undescribed proteobacterium called Pseudomonas tomato pv philadelphi Cultivation editFor a long time Philadelphus coronarius was the only mock orange of gardens though some adventurous Americans grew the native P inodorus that Mark Catesby had discovered growing on the banks of the Savannah River It appeared in Lady Skipwith s garden lists and George Washington ordered some from Bartram in 1792 5 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 selected for doubleness and large flowers with some compromise as to scent AGM cultivars edit The following hybrid cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 6 Aureus P coronarius 7 Beauclerk 8 Belle Etoile 9 Innocence 10 Manteau d Hermine 11 Sybille 12 Variegatus P coronarius 13 In culture editLewis mock orange P lewisii is the state flower of Idaho 14 Selected species edit nbsp Mexican evergreen mock orange Philadelphus karwinskyanus nbsp Japanese mock orange Philadelphus laxus nbsp Hoary mock orange Philadelphus pubescens nbsp Schrenk s mock orange Philadelphus schrenkii Asia edit Philadelphus brachybotrys southeast China Philadelphus delavayi Delavay s mock orange southwest China Philadelphus incanus Hubei Shaanxi Philadelphus kansuensis Chinese evergreen mock orange northwest China Philadelphus laxiflorus Gansu Hubei Shaanxi Philadelphus laxus Schrad ex DC Japanese mock orange Japan formerly P satsumi Philadelphus purpurascens southwest China Philadelphus satsumanus Downy Japanese mock orange Japan Philadelphus schrenkii Korean mock orange 15 northeast China Korea southeast Russia Philadelphus sericanthus Sichuan Hubei Philadelphus pekinensis Beijing mock orange northern China Philadelphus subcanus southwest China Philadelphus tenuifolius Slenderleaf mock orange Korea southeast Russia Philadelphus tomentosus Fuzzy mock orange Himalaya Philadelphus triflorus Himalayan mock orange Himalaya Europe edit Philadelphus caucasicus Caucasus mock orange Caucasus likely syn of P coronarius Philadelphus coronarius Sweet mock orange English Dogwood southeast Europe North America edit Philadelphus argenteus Silver mock orange California Baja California Philadelphus argyrocalyx Silver cup mock orange New Mexico Philadelphus californicus California mock orange California Philadelphus confusus Piper s mock orange California Washington likely syn of Philadelphus lewisii 16 Philadelphus cordifolius Heartleaf mock orange California likely syn of Philadelphus lewisii 17 Philadelphus coulteri Coulter s mock orange northeast Mexico 18 Philadelphus crinitus Hairy mock orange Trans pecos Mock orange west Texas likely syn of Philadelphus microphyllus 19 Philadelphus ernestii Canyon mock orange southwest U S likely syn of Philadelphus texensis var ernestii Philadelphus floridus Florida mock orange Florida Georgia likely syn of Philadelphus inodorus Philadelphus gattingeri Gattinger s mock orange Tennessee likely syn of Philadelphus pubescens Philadelphus hirsutus Streambank mock orange southeast US Philadelphus hitchcockianus Hitchcock s mock orange Texas New Mexico Philadelphus inodorus Scentless mock orange US Philadelphus insignis Summer mock orange California Oregon Philadelphus intectus southeast US Philadelphus karwinskyanus Mexican evergreen mock orange Mexico Philadelphus lewisii Lewis s mock orange western North America Philadelphus maculatus Hitch Hu 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 pubescens Hoary mock orange southeast US Philadelphus pumilus Dwarf mock orange California Philadelphus serpyllifolius Thymeleaf mock orange southern US Mexico Philadelphus sharpianus Sharp s mock orange Tennessee Missouri Philadelphus texensis Texas mock orange Texas Philadelphus trichothecus Columbian mock orange British Columbia northwest US Philadelphus wootonii Wooton s mock orange New Mexico Philadelphus zelleri Zeller s mock orange Washington Pancontinental hybrids edit Philadelphus lemoinei horticultural hybrid Philadelphus purpureomaculatus horticultural hybrid Philadelphus virginalis horticultural hybrid References edit Philadelphus International Plant Names Index n d Retrieved January 6 2024 from https www ipni org n 30007321 2 Sunset Western Garden Book 1995 606 607 State Symbols USA Idaho State Flower Alice M Coats Garden Plants and Their Histories 1964 1992 s v Philadelphus Ann Leighton American Gardens of the Eighteenth Century ForUse or for Delight 1976 s v Mock orange Philadelphus AGM Plants Ornamental PDF Royal Horticultural Society July 2017 p 76 Retrieved 24 April 2018 RHS Plantfinder Philadelphus coronarius Aureus Retrieved 24 April 2018 RHS Plant Selector Philadelphus Beauclerk Retrieved 6 February 2021 RHS Plant Selector Philadelphus Belle Etoile Retrieved 6 February 2021 RHS Plantfinder Philadelphus Innocence Retrieved 24 April 2018 RHS Plant Selector Philadelphus Manteau d Hermine Retrieved 6 February 2021 RHS Plant Selector Philadelphus Sybille Retrieved 6 February 2021 RHS Plantfinder Philadelphus coronarius Variegatus Retrieved 24 April 2018 State Emblems of Idaho Idaho Secretary of State Archived from the original on 13 March 2012 Retrieved 12 January 2015 English Names for Korean Native Plants PDF Pocheon Korea National Arboretum 2015 p 5690 ISBN 978 89 97450 98 5 Archived from the original PDF on 25 May 2017 Retrieved 8 December 2016 via Korea Forest Service Philadelphus confusus Piper Jepson Flora Project Jepson Interchange for California Floristics Philadelphus cordifolius Lange Jepson Flora Project Jepson Interchange for California Floristics Philadelphus coulteri S Watson This species is accepted and its native range is NE Mexico to Veracruz Plants of the World Online Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Philadelphus microphyllus A Gray This species is accepted and its native range is W Central amp SW U S A to N Mexico Plants of the World Online External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philadelphus Philadelphus New International Encyclopedia 1905 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philadelphus amp oldid 1193845022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
