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Mock Orange Philadelphus 'Virginal'

Early summer blossom with an excellent aroma
1 x 2-3L Pot   |   SKU: 510393
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Key Features

  • Philadelphus - one of the sights and scents of early summer with pure white blossom and a heady sweet fragrance.
  • Virginal is the best of all double flowered varieties with huge amounts of blossom and a delicious lemony scent.
  • Grows into a medium sized bush - up to 10ft in height when mature with deep green leaves fading to yellow in autumn.
  • Easy to grow and hardy in all conditions. Best at the back of the border and the lower parts can become bare as the plant ages.
  • Delivered as a good sized established plant growing in 2-3L pot and ready to plant into final position.
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Description

Philadelphus 'Virginal' is a beautiful flowering shrub that is possibly one of the most scented of garden plants you can grow. Producing the most delightful citrus scent that you can help but enjoy, it's easy to see how it got is common name 'Mock Orange'.

During spring and early summer, its upright stems are covered in large, soft-green foliage and then come June the buds on this Philadelphus burst into life and produce clusters of elegant creamy-white, fragrant blooms. A deciduous bush, it bears oval leaves from spring to autumn, before losing its leaves ready for fresh growth in the new year.

Easy to grow and winter hardy, this Mock Orange is perfect for planting in a large container on your patio, make sure you position it close to the house where you can enjoy its gorgeous fragrance. Delivered as an established plant in a 2-3L pot.

Top Tips
Prune after flowering as the shoots that grow this summer will flower next year.
Care Information
  • Mulch around the roots in spring with a deep layer of well-rotted garden compost or manure.
  • Prune in late summer, immediately after flowering, removing one in four of the older stems to ground level to promote rejuvenation.
Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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Pro Plug
Small Plugs

Size:
Height 4-6cm

Ease:
Easy

Grow On?:
Yes

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Medium Plugs

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Height 5-7cm

Ease:
Easy

Grow On?:
Yes

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Plugs

Size:
Height 8-12cm

Ease:
Easy

Grow On?:
Yes

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Plugs

Size:
Height 10-20cm

Ease:
Easy

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Yes

Garden Ready
Garden Ready

Size:
Height 14-20cm

Ease:
Easiest

Grow On?:
Not Necessary