Description
Philadelphus hybrid (P. coulteri x P. lemoinei) | Lemoine’s Mock Orange ‘Belle Etoile’
‘Belle Etoile’ Mock Orange is a deciduous fast-growing hybrid shrub prized for its intense, sweet, citrus and almost love-like fragrance. Introduced by French hybridizers in the late 1800s, it’s famous for its large, single creamy-white cupped flowers with a distinctive maroon-purple blush at the center, which burst into life just when spring-blooming shrubs are finishing their display (late spring to early summer).
The plant has a spreading habit with graceful arching stems and typically fills out right down to the ground, reaching 6-8 ft tall and wide.
Plant in full sun to part shade. Prefers average, well-drained soil, but is quite drought-tolerant and adaptable to clay once established. It’s ideal for low-maintenance landscapes, as an informal hedge, a mixed garden border, or planted near windows, patios, and entryways where the fragrance can be fully appreciated. Can tolerate temperatures down to -20 F.
Mock Oranges are generally not susceptible to any serious pests or diseases, they do well with little attention, and they’re easy to transplant, too. Pruning should only be done immediately after the bloom cycle finishes. Since they bloom on “old wood” (growth from the previous year), trimming in late summer or fall could cut away next year’s flower buds. However, cut branches make excellent, long-lasting floral arrangements.
Deer-resistant and pollinator-friendly.
Winner of the Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
Type: Perennial
Sun exposure: Full sun to part shade
Mature height: 6-8 ft
Mature width: 6-8 ft
Hardiness zones: 5-8
UNROOTED CUTTINGS:
- Price is for five cuttings (5)
- Each cutting is 4-9 inches long. May be single top or multi-top.
- Guaranteed to be green, healthy, and alive. Plus pest and pathogen free.
- Guaranteed to be true-to-name.
- Please only order unrooted cuttings if you are familiar and comfortable with rooting plants
- If it’s believed the plants are not alive and healthy when you receive them you must let us know any concerns you have within 24 hours of arrival. If we do not hear any concerns within 24 hours it will be assumed that everything arrived in good standing. We cannot be held responsible for mishaps, errors, mistakes, or bad luck after this time frame.
ROOTING INSTRUCTIONS:
How to prepare cuttings to root via rooting cubes inside a humidity dome.
- Upon arrival, give cuttings a new fresh cut on the bottom of the stem. Then set in a cup of water for a minimum of 15 minutes.
- After soaking, gently cut or scrape small marks into the bottom portion of the plant stem (½ inch) with scissors or a razor blade.
- Dip the scarred end of the stem into rooting gel or rooting powder (gel is superior). This can be done without rooting gel, but results are not as good.
- Insert the plant stem into a rooting cube (Oasis cubes, grow plugs, soil-cubes, rock-wool cubes, etc) and place into a nursery tray with a humidity dome over the top. One cutting per cube. Custom individual humidity domes can be made using plastic cups and/or plastic cling wrap.
- After the first 3-5 days, the humidity dome should be opened up or set ajar to slowly allow more air in as the plants start to root. At this point, the cubes should be allowed to become mostly dry before adding any more water.
- Once 2-3 roots grow out of the bottom of the root-cube, the plant can be transplanted into soil.
- More detailed rooting instructions will accompany your order.
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