Hydrangeaceae
Philadelphus microphyllus var. pumilus
Philadelphus microphyllus var. pumilus var. pumilus
Also known as Philadelphus microphyllus var. stramineus, Philadelphus stramineus, Philadelphus pumilus var. ovatus, Philadelphus microphyllus subsp. pumilus
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Mock Orange · Philadelphus · White Flowers · Fragrant · Native Shrub · California · Nevada · Compact Shrub · Pollinator · Spring Blooms
Dwarf Little-Leaf Mock Orange is a compact, fragrant-flowering shrub native to California, Nevada, and northwest Mexico, valued for its clusters of white, sweet-scented blossoms in late spring. It thrives in partial shade with well-draining soil and is moderately drought tolerant once established. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage the next season's blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 30 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Mexico Northwest, Nevada
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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