Philadelphus coronarius

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Sweet Mock-orange

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Philadelphus
Species: P. coronarius
Binomial name
Philadelphus coronarius
L.

Philadelphus coronarius L. (Sweet Mock-orange, English Dogwood) is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Philadelphus, native to Southern Europe. As well as some other species and hybrids in the genus, it is a popular ornamental plant in temperate regions with a large number of named cultivars, valued for its profuse sweetly scented white blossom in early summer.