PHILADELPHUS 'Belle Étoile'
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:: Hydrangeaceae :: PHILADELPHUS :: x purpureomaculatus (lemoinei x mexicanus) :: 'Belle Étoile'

Type of products available: 0/1/1P8 - 0/1/1 BR

Main asset

One of the most powerful scents of garden shrubs, on a solid, hardy plant, easy to maintain even on limestone soil.

Remarks

Every 2-3 years, just after flowering (July), prune the shrub below the floriferous parts to cause vigorous growth of new branches, which will give the flowers the following year.

Sterile triploid hybrid obtained by Lemoine (Nancy) in 1925, of medium size, with arched branches furnished with oval deciduous leaves, and bearing at the end of spring simple white flowers with small crimson base, very fragrant.

Uses: Shrub borders, hedgerows, mixed hedges, specimen, planters

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: deciduous
Habit: trained and flared
Height: 1.20 m x 1.50 m (4 ft x 5 ft)
Growth: medium
Flowering period: June-July

Shape and colours:

Foliage shape: oval elongated
Foliage colour: dark green
Foliage colour in autumn: yellow
Flowers shape: simple with 4 (sometimes 5) petals
Flowers colour: white
Parfum : yes

Plantation:

Soil type: all
Exposure: sun, part-shade
Hardiness: - 30 °C (-22 °F - USDA zone 4b)