Philadelphus coronarius

European mock orange ( Philadelphus coronary )

The European mock orange ( Philadelphus coronary ), also Pale mock orange, mock orange, summer jasmine or jasmine Bauer called, is a plant of the family hydrangea plants ( Hydrangeaceae ).

Home is the kind in Eastern Europe and Italy. It is a common ornamental shrub in gardens and parks.

Description

The European mock orange is a deciduous shrub that reaches the stature heights of up to 4 m. The branches have a light brown, rough bark. The oppositely arranged constantly stalked leaves are light green, elliptic, slightly serrated, 6 to 12 inches long and 5 cm wide.

On short shoots in terminal racemose inflorescences sit five to ten flowers together. The highly fragrant, with radial symmetry, hermaphrodite flowers are cruciform and have a diameter of 3 inches. The four sepals are green. The four white, free petals are 12 to 18 millimeters long. The numerous stamens are yellow. Bloom time is early summer. Are formed along open capsule fruits, the four shared, are about 1.5 inches long and contain many 3 mm long seeds.

Ecology

The flowers smell strong and pleasant, but often only in the evening and then particularly intense. There are vorweibliche " nectar leading disk flowers ". In the ovary, which is adherent to the base of the flower, is the nectar container. Pollinators are many insects. Bloom time is early summer.

Fruits are formed from the inferior ovary septicidal dry capsules with numerous seeds that are spread as wind spreader. These people spread occurs, so that the nature of the cultural relic was. Fruit ripening is from September to October.

On the shoots, there is often a mass attack by the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae, can all branches are black. This louse needs a change of host, and is also found on the broad bean, Gossip and poppy turnips.

Varieties

There are varieties with single or double flowers. Here is a selection of varieties:

  • ' Aureus ': Is a small shrub of only about 1.1 m Height with yellowish leaves. The white flowers have an intense sweet fragrance.
  • ' Nanus ' = ' pumilus '
  • ' Variegatus '
  • ' Zeyheri ': Booting to 4 m; with unfilled, brilliant snow white, fragrant flowers.
  • 'Bouquet Blanc ', hybrids
  • ' Dame Blanche ', hybrids
  • ' Erectus ', hybrids
  • ' Candelabra ', hybrids
  • ' Manteau d' Hermine ' hybrids
  • ' Mont Blanc ', hybrids
  • ' Natchez ', hybrids
  • ' Snowstorm ', hybrids

Related species and hybrids in species rank

With some species, there are hybrids.

The Lemoine ( Philadelphus × lemoinei ) is achieved by the French plant breeder Victor Lemoine cross between the European mock orange ( Philadelphus coronary ) and the small-flowered mock orange ( Philadelphus microphyllus ), which became the ancestor of many species; Here is a selection:

  • 'Avalanche '
  • ' Belle Etoile '
  • ' Innocence '

Philadelphus × virginalis is another hybrid of species rank within the genus; also here is a selection of varieties:

  • ' Virginal ', hybrids
  • ' Minnesota Snowflake', hybrids

Swell

  • Factsheet of Dendrology homepage at Virginia Tech (English )
  • Description on the website of the Styrian mountain and park rangers
  • Characteristics on baumkunde.de ( German )
  • R. Duell / H. Kutzelnigg: Pocket Dictionary of Plants in Germany and neighboring countries, 7th Edition, Quelle & Meyer Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-494-01424-1
  • Peter A. Schmidt, Ulrich Hecker: Pocket Encyclopaedia of trees and shrubs, Quelle & Meyer, 2009, ISBN 978-3-494-01448-7
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