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Growing a Mock Orange Tree
Philadelphus coronarius
April 21,1998
OST wrote:
Hi, I have a 5 year old mock orange that was about two feet tall when I
planted it. To date it has never bloomed. Always growing and healthy...simply
does not bloom. What can I do to get it to bloom besides fertilizing,
etc. which I have already consistantly done. Thanks.
Mock Orange, Philadelphus coronarius, thrive in full sun or light shade
in almost any soil, but do best in moist but well-drained soil supplemented
with peat moss, leaf mold or compost. Probably
the reason that your plant has not bloomed is a lack of pruning. Mock orange
needs to be pruned immediately after flowering by cutting back the outer stems
that have flowered. Each cut should be made just above a strong, outer facing
bud or new shoot. Next years blooms will appear from these buds.
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