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Mock Orange vs Madame Lemoine White Lilac

Philadelphus coronarius

Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine

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Mock Orange
Madame Lemoine White Lilac

Mock Orange is an ornamental shrub known for its fragrant, white flowers. The scent is often described as orange-like with a hint of jasmine. Attractive to pollinators, hummingbirds, and humans alike.

Mock Orange is highly versatile, and can be used as an ornamental shrub, either alone or as a hedge. It is well suited for streambank stabilization and riparian zone restoration, due to its ability to grow in low, moist areas as well as those that are high and dry. Lewis Mock Orange also has the capability of being used in soil bioengineering projects such as live staking.

Madame Lemoine White Lilac is great for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Winner of the Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society, the Madame Lemoine White Lilac has fragrant white flowers that are great for cutting and blue-green foliage that turns yellow in the fall. This attractive shrub is also deer resistant.

Mock Orange Quick Facts

Madame Lemoine White Lilac Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (11 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (11 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: high


Flowers: large, white
Flowers: white, fragrant
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: english dogwood
Other Names: madame lemoine french lilac, mme lemoine lilac