Preferred common name
Mock orange ‘Belle Etoile’
Family
Hydrangeaceae
Philadelphus are deciduous shrubs with simple, opposite leaves and bowl-shaped, usually fragrant flowers which may be solitary or in small panicles or racemes in summer
‘Belle Etoile’ is a compact medium-sized deciduous shrub of arching growth with ovate leaves; highly-scented single white flowers to 5cm in width, tinged purple in the centre, in late spring and early summer
Synonym(s)
- Philadelphus × lemoinei‘Belle Etoile’
How to grow
Sunlight
- Full sun
- Part shade
Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing, South-facing or West-facing
- Sheltered or Exposed
Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained to well-drained soil in sun or partial shade; well suited to a woodland setting
Soil
- Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
- Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
- Chalk, Clay, Sand or Loam
Propagation
Propagate by softwood or hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Coastal, Low Maintenance or Flower borders and beds
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