Hydrangeaceae
Scentless mock orange
Philadelphus inodorus
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Philadelphus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- سرنجة عادمة العرف
- Belarusian
- Жасмін непахучы
- Chinese
- 大花无味山梅花, 无味山梅花, 美国山梅花
- Czech
- Pustoryl nevonný
- English
- Scentless mock orange, Florida mock orange
- Russian
- Чубушник непахучий
- Swedish
- Storblommig schersmin, Fåblommig schersmin
Synonyms
- Philadelphus coronarius var. floribundus (Schrad. ex DC.) Maxim.
- Philadelphus floribundus Schrad. ex DC.
- Philadelphus floridus Beadle
- Philadelphus floridus var. faxonii Rehder
- Philadelphus floridus var. rehderianus S.Y.Hu
- Philadelphus gloriosus Beadle
- Philadelphus grandiflorus Willd.
- Philadelphus grandiflorus var. floribundus (Schrad. ex DC.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Philadelphus grandiflorus var. laxus Torr. & A.Gray
- Philadelphus humilis DC.
- Philadelphus igneus G.Nicholson
- Philadelphus inodorus f. quadranguliflorus S.Y.Hu
- Philadelphus inodorus var. carolinus S.Y.Hu
- Philadelphus inodorus var. grandiflorus (Willd.) A.Gray
- Philadelphus inodorus var. inodorus
- Philadelphus inodorus var. laxus (Torr. & A.Gray) S.Y.Hu
- Philadelphus inodorus var. strigosus Beadle
- Philadelphus laxus Schrad. ex DC.
- Philadelphus laxus C.C.Gmel.
- Philadelphus laxus var. strigosus (Beadle) Rehder
- Philadelphus macranthus Jacques
- Philadelphus magnificus Koehne
- Philadelphus strigosus (Beadle) Rydb.
- Syringa inodora (L.) Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Frédéric BISSON, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frédéric BISSON, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, 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.