I inherited one when we moved here. It was badly mis-shapen, so it has been pruned, fed and generally nurtured. It is coming in to bloom again now - but there is no (and never has been any) scent. No idea of the actual cultivar - but it fills a gap in a border, and after all the effort that has been put in to it, I suppose it had better stay. But it has been an annual disappointment!
Yes it is true there is a single flowered philadelphus - very tall, in our garden 21 ft. After 12 years have replaced it with a lovely shorter scented one, also have Belle Etoile which of course is lovely.
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I inherited one when we moved here. It was badly mis-shapen, so it has been pruned, fed and generally nurtured. It is coming in to bloom again now - but there is no (and never has been any) scent. No idea of the actual cultivar - but it fills a gap in a border, and after all the effort that has been put in to it, I suppose it had better stay. But it has been an annual disappointment!
Yes it is true there is a single flowered philadelphus - very tall, in our garden 21 ft. After 12 years have replaced it with a lovely shorter scented one, also have Belle Etoile which of course is lovely.