A highly attractive, upright, deciduous shrub with an arching habit and mid-green foliage. 'Fragrant Falls' bears clusters of pure white, bell shaped, intensely fragrant flowers that appear in late spring and early summer. An ideal plant for a mixed shrub border or as an individual garden specimen.
How to care for Philadelphus Fragrant Falls:
Mulch around the roots in spring with a deep layer of well-rotted garden compost or manure. Prune in late summer, immediately after flowering, removing one in four of the older stems to ground level once established.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
2.5m
Eventual spread:
1.5m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
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This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.