Philadelphus × purpureomaculatus

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Philadelphus × purpureomaculatus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Cornales
Family:  | Hydrangeaceae
Genus:  | Philadelphus
Species:  |

P. × purpureomaculatus

Binomial name
Philadelphus × purpureomaculatus

Lemoine

Philadelphus × purpureomaculatus is a flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, of garden origin. It is a hybrid between Philadelphus × lemoinei and P. mexicanus 'Rose Syringa'. Growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 2 m (7 ft) broad, it is a deciduous shrub with broadly oval leaves up to 5 cm (2 in) long, and single, cup-shaped flowers in summer (June in the Northern Hemisphere). The flowers, which are strongly fragrant, are pure white with prominent purple markings near the centre;[1] hence the Latin specific epithet purpureomaculatus, literally "purple spotted".[2]

Valued in the garden as a summer-flowering shrub, the cultivars 'Sybille' and 'Belle Etoile' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

## References

1. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
2. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
3. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Philadelphus × purpureomaculatus 'Sybille'". http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3795.

* The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, Ed. John Hillier, David & Charles 2007, ISBN:978-0-7153-2664-0

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7182893 entry

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