Goose Creek Mock Orange

Fabulously fragrant flowering shrub, you'll love the clean, sharply sweet smell of oranges! Lucky you, the Goose Creek Mock Orange (Philadelphus lewisii 'Goose Creek') is simply a wonderful selection that grows in a beautiful, arching habit!

Boasting large, double-white flowers beloved by local butterflies and hummingbirds. Don't worry, you'll have plenty on hand to cut branches for arrangements in late Spring. Bring a few indoors for a heavenly scent you'll remember forever.

Gloss, white blooms with delicate yellow stamens are held outside of the medium-textured, small, deep, gray-green leaves. This is a classy, sophisticated native - collected by Lewis and Clark on their legendary expedition across North America. Cold hardy throughout USDA growing zones 4 to 8, Goose Creek Mockorange grows 6-8 feet in height at maturity and 5-6 feet in width to create a gorgeous fragrant display.

Planting and Application:

Mock Orange has many uses in the landscape and it's especially enjoyable when grown near a walkway, patio, or driveway where one can enjoy its beauty and fragrance. Plant one by your front door to perfume your welcome home, or around your back seating and entertainment areas. Use them as backdrops and focal points, create perfumed private seating areas, and bring in the pollinators!

Mock Orange loves the wind, so try them on the open prairie or on windswept hillsides. Use these fragrant shrubs in urban plantings, as well. Try a long row of them across the front of a busy sidewalk for a friendly privacy fence. Best when left unpruned in a fragrant, informal, free-form hedge. or when used as a very special specimen in your landscape. Give it enough room to shine at its mature height and width.

• Showy White Spring Blooms
• Sophisticated Color & Growth Habit
• Beloved for Fragrance Similar to Oranges
• Pollinator-Friendly & Great in Bouquets
• Perfect Screen Or Privacy Hedge, Fragrant Accent & Specimen

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Mock Orange shrubs thrive just about anywhere, including slightly acidic, slightly alkaline, sandy soil, or heavy clay. For the most flowers, plant in full sun, with a minimum of 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Although widely adapted to many different soil types, Mock Orange requires well-drained soil.

Add a nice, 3-4 inches of mulch helps your plant maintain surface moisture and keep roots cool. However, mulch should never touch the main stems of your plant. Once the flowering is done, you can prune them back, to keep a nice, clean look. You can do this hard pruning every year, or less often. Don't be surprised to see reblooming in mid to late summer. Mock Orange can be renewal pruned, or cut to the ground in late winter to rejuvenate the plant.

• Thrives In The Sun
• Well-Drained Enriched Soil
• Appreciates Regular Water & Mulched Beds
• Prune Right After Flowering
• Waterwise Plant, Cold Hardy, Disease & Pest Resistant

This incredible native cultivar is in high demand. We will sell out of our limited inventory - order your own Goose Creek Mock Orange today at Nature Hills!