Hydrangeaceae

Sweet mock orange

Philadelphus coronarius L.

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Philadelphus

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Sweet mock orange: Philadelphus coronarius Mock Orange or English dogwood, at Shipley , West Sussex , England — Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (27)

Arabic: سرنجة شائعة
arz: فيلادلفوس كوروناريوس
Azerbaijani: Əklil çubuqlucası
Catalan: Xeringuilla
Chinese: 西洋山梅花, 欧洲山梅花
Croatian: Pajasmin
Czech: Pustoryl věncový
Danish: Vellugtende Pibeved, Pibeved, Uægte Jasmin
Dutch: Welriekende jasmijn
English: Sweet mock orange, English dogwood, Golden mock orange
Estonian: Harilik ebajasmiin
Finnish: Pihajasmike
German: Europäischer Pfeifenstrauch, Großer Pfeifenstrauch, Bauernjasmin, Falscher Jasmin, Gewöhnlicher Pfeifenstrauch, Sommerjasmin
hsb: Wulki dźiwi jasmik
Hungarian: Közönséges jezsámen
Japanese: バイカウツギ, サツマウツギ
Lithuanian: Darželinis jazminas
Norwegian Nynorsk: Duftskjærsmin, Luktskjærsmin
Persian: نرگس درختی
Polish: Jaśminowiec wonny
Russian: Чубушник венечный, Чубушник кавказский
Slovak: Pajazmín vencový
Slovenian: Navadni skobotovec
Spanish: Celinda
Swedish: Doftschersmin
Turkish: Filbahri
Welsh: Ffug-oren

Synonyms

Philadelphus aromaticus Steud.
Philadelphus caucasicus Koehne
Philadelphus caucasicus var. glabratus Hu
Philadelphus coronarius f. aureus Schelle
Philadelphus coronarius f. deutziiflorus Rehder
Philadelphus coronarius f. duplex (Weston) Rehder
Philadelphus coronarius f. primuliflorus (Carrière) G.Nicholson
Philadelphus coronarius f. pumilus (Weston) Rehder
Philadelphus coronarius f. salicifolius (K.Koch) Voss
Philadelphus coronarius f. variegatus (Weston) Schelle
Philadelphus coronarius var. aureus (Schelle) Rehder
Philadelphus coronarius var. deutziiflorus-plenus Hartwig
Philadelphus coronarius var. duplex Weston
Philadelphus coronarius var. glabratus (Hu) Jalas
Philadelphus coronarius var. grandiflorus Sennen
Philadelphus coronarius var. primuliflorus-plenus Hartwig
Philadelphus coronarius var. pumilus Weston
Philadelphus coronarius var. rosiflorus-plenus Hartwig
Philadelphus coronarius var. variegatus Weston
Philadelphus deyrolleanus Lavallée
Philadelphus grandiflorus Lodd. ex Schrad.
Philadelphus keteleeri Carrière
Philadelphus kochianus Koehne
Philadelphus nanus Mill.
Philadelphus pallidus Hayek ex C.K.Schneid.
Philadelphus primuliflorus Carrière
Philadelphus salicifolius K.Koch
Philadelphus salzmannii K.Koch
Philadelphus speciosus K.Koch
Philadelphus umbellatus Koehne
Philadelphus uniflorus Petz. & G.Kirchn.
Philadelphus zeyheri Schrad.
Philadelphus zeyheri var. kochianus (Koehne) Rehder
Philadelphus zeyheri var. umbellatus (Koehne) Rehder
Syringa alba Garsault
Syringa suaveolens Moench

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.