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Details of Genus: Philadelphus L.
ID: 246
Genus ja:
Genus en: Mock orange
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 25 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Family ja: アジサイ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 40 species of mainly deciduous shrubs found in scrub and on rocky hillsides from E. Europe to the Himalayas, E. Asia, and North and Central America. They are cultivated for their usually fragrant, 4-petalled, cup- or bowl-shaped, sometimes cross-shaped, single, semi-double, or double flowers, produced singly or in racemes, panicles, or cymes. The leaves are simple, mostly ovate, and usually mid-green, arranged in opposite pairs. Grow in a shrub border, or as specimen plants in a woodland garden; larger species and cultivars may be used for screening. Grow P. mexicanus against a wall; in frost-prone climates, grow in a cool greenhouse.
Hardiness en: Fully hardy to half hardy.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Take softwood cuttings in summer, or hardwood cuttings in autumn or winter.
Pests en: Powdery mildew and aphids may be a problem.
Description ja:
Comment: N.temp.
Comment ja: バイカウツギ
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Hydrangeaceae | アジサイ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Hydrangeaceae (Philadelphaceae) | アジサイ (バイカウツギ)科 | Show | |||
| APW | Hydrangeaceae | アジサイ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Hydrangeaceae | アジサイ科 | Show |