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Philadelphus delavayi
About
Philadelphus delavayi is a deciduous shrub in the genus Philadelphus, native to China, Tibet, and Upper Burma. It was discovered by Pierre Jean Marie Delavay in 1887. It has an upright growth habit, to a height of 3 metres, with arching branches and ovate, tapered, sometimes toothed, dark green leaves up to 10 cm or more long. It bears racemes of 5-9 cup shaped, single, very fragrant creamy-white flowers, 2.5 cm across.
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Philadelphus delavayi
- Slug
- philadelphus-delavayi
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Philadelphus
- Species
- delavayi
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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