Hydrangeaceae
Hoary mock orange
Philadelphus pubescens
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Philadelphus
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Common names
By language (11)
- Azerbaijani
- Enliyarpaq çubuqluca
- Belarusian
- Жасмін шыракалісты
- Chinese
- 毛山梅花
- Dutch
- Zachtharige jasmijn
- English
- Hoary mock orange, Gattinger's mock orange
- Estonian
- Karvane ebajasmiin
- Finnish
- Hovijasmike
- German
- Weichhaariger Pfeifenstrauch
- Polish
- Jaśminowiec omszony
- Russian
- Чубушник пушистый, Чубушник бородавчатый, Чубушник покрытый, Чубушник широколистный
- Swedish
- Kungsschersmin
Synonyms
- Philadelphus discolor Raf.
- Philadelphus gattingeri S.Y.Hu
- Philadelphus intectus Beadle
- Philadelphus intectus var. pubigerus S.Y.Hu
- Philadelphus latifolius Schrad.
- Philadelphus latifolius var. pendulifolius Schelle
- Philadelphus latifolius var. pubescens (Loisel.) Dippel
- Philadelphus niveus K.Koch
- Philadelphus pubescens var. intectus (Beadle) A.H.Moore
- Philadelphus pubescens var. pubescens
- Philadelphus pubescens var. verrucosus (Schrad.) S.Y.Hu
- Philadelphus rhombifolius Rehder
- Philadelphus stenopetala Carrière
- Philadelphus verrucosus Schrad.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cesar Garcia Olmos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Besenbinder, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Argo Navis, 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.