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Squeeze Of Lime Mockorange*
Philadelphus coronarius 'Squeeze Of Lime'
* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details
Height: 5 feet
Spread: 5 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a
Description:
A beautiful and versatile shrub featuring stunning variegated foliage and fragrant white flowers in late spring, color variegation tends to fade to yellow-green over the summer; very adaptable and easy to grow; site in full sun for best color
Ornamental Features
Squeeze Of Lime Mockorange features showy clusters of fragrant white flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. It has attractive green foliage edged in white with hints of lime green. The serrated oval leaves are highly ornamental but do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Landscape Attributes
Squeeze Of Lime Mockorange is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. 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.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Squeeze Of Lime Mockorange is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing
Squeeze Of Lime Mockorange will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details
