Mock Orange vs Katherine Havemeyer Lilac - TreeTime.ca

Mock Orange vs Katherine Havemeyer Lilac

Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer

Philadelphus coronarius

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Katherine Havemeyer Lilac
Mock Orange

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac is a cold hardy French lilac known for its highly fragrant, double flowers. The buds start as a lavender-purple and give way to soft pink blooms that have double the number of petals compared to other Lilacs. The flowers bloom in late spring and can last up to 3-4 weeks.

The Katherine Havemeyer lilac, like other lilacs, is deer-resistant. The flowers are known for attracting hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators to your landscape.

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.

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac Quick Facts

Mock Orange Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 3 m (11 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 3 m (11 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: pink to light purple
Flowers: large, white
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: katherine havemeyer french lilac
Other Names: english dogwood