Sweet Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius)
Description
Philadelphus coronarius-(sweet mock-orange,-English dogwood) is a-species-of-flowering plant-in the-family-Hydrangaceae,-native-to Southern Europe. It is a-deciduous-shrub-growing to 3-m (10-ft) tall by 2.5-m (8-ft) wide, with toothed leaves and bowl-shaped white flowers with prominent stamens. In the species the blooms are abundant and very fragrant, but less so in the cultivars.-It may resemble, but is not related to varieties of the similarly named-dogwood, which is the common name for-Cornus-in the family-Cornaceae. It is a popular ornamental plant for gardens in temperate regions, valued for its profuse sweetly scented white blossom in early summer. There are a large number of named cultivars.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Cornales
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Family: Hydrangeaceae
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Genus: Philadelphus
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