Philadelphus microphyllus x delavayi calvescens ‘Dainty Lady’
Philadelphus 'Dainty Lady' is a hardy mock orange shrub with intensely fragrant, single white flowers and purple sepals.
Philadelphus ‘Dainty Ladye’ is a hardy mock orange shrub with an abundance of small, intensely fragrant, single white flowers with contrasting purple to maroon sepals for a spectacular bi-coloured effect in early summer. Growth habit is upright with pendulous flower stems and glaucous green, small to medium foliage. Mature growth in 5 to 10 years is 78 inches tall and wide. To maintain stem colour, cut spent flowers branches to the base. Use as a foundation planting, for hedges, in borders, and for low privacy screens. Pollinator attractor.
Common Name: Mock Orange
Family: Hydrangaceae (The Hydrangea Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: In scrub and rocky hillsides.
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