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Buckley’s Quill Mockorange

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Classic Cottage Charm
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Buckley's Quill Mockorange

Sunlight
Can grow in a range from full sun to partial shade. They need at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.
Watering
Regular watering schedule for the first six months. Once established, rainwater should be sufficient.
Fertilizing
Should not need any extra fertilizer unless your entire lawn and garden have problems and needs regular fertilizing.

Buckley's Quill Mockorange

Buckley’s Quill Mockorange is a deciduous flowering shrub valued for fragrant white blooms, fresh green foliage, and a graceful upright habit. This classic landscape shrub brings late-spring charm to mixed borders, cottage gardens, hedges, and foundation plantings.

Why choose Buckley’s Quill Mockorange?

Choose Buckley’s Quill Mockorange for its sweetly fragrant white flowers and timeless garden presence. It offers a useful shrub form that blends easily into informal hedges, shrub borders, and pollinator-friendly plantings. The bright spring-to-early-summer bloom period adds a memorable seasonal highlight, while the green foliage provides a clean background through the growing season. It is especially appealing near patios, walkways, entries, and seating areas where the fragrance can be enjoyed up close.

Key Characteristics

Botanical Name: Philadelphus lewisii ‘Buckley’s Quill’
Common Name: Buckley’s Quill Mockorange
Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
Growth Habit: Upright, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub

Buckley’s Quill Mockorange Additional Information

Buckley’s Quill Mockorange blooms in late spring to early summer, producing white flowers with the beloved citrus-like fragrance that gives mockorange its common name. The blooms appear along the stems and are especially effective when the shrub is planted where people can brush past or pause nearby. After flowering, medium green foliage carries the plant through summer with a simple, natural look that works well in both formal and relaxed landscapes.

This shrub is deciduous, dropping its leaves in fall and returning with fresh growth in spring. It is well suited for shrub borders, cottage gardens, naturalized plantings, loose hedges, and foundation beds with enough room for its mature form. Mockorange flowers on older wood, so pruning is best done soon after bloom. Remove select older stems as needed to refresh growth while preserving the plant’s graceful, flowering structure.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Plant Buckley’s Quill Mockorange in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. Choose a site with good air movement and enough room for its upright, spreading habit to develop naturally.

2. Watering: Water deeply after planting and keep soil evenly moist during establishment. Once established, provide supplemental water during extended dry periods, especially in sunny sites or lighter soils.

3. Mulching: Apply a 2–3 inch layer of mulch around the root zone to conserve soil moisture, moderate temperatures, and reduce weed competition. Keep mulch slightly away from the base of the stems.

4. Pruning: Prune shortly after flowering if shaping or renewal is needed. Remove dead, damaged, or older stems selectively to encourage fresh growth while protecting next season’s flower buds.

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FAQs

When does Buckley's Quill Mockorange bloom?
Buckley’s Quill Mockorange typically blooms in late spring to early summer, producing fragrant white flowers that bring a classic mockorange scent to the garden.
How much sun does Buckley's Quill Mockorange need?
It grows well in full sun to partial shade. For the strongest flowering, plant it where it receives several hours of direct sunlight each day.
When should Buckley's Quill Mockorange be pruned?
Prune soon after flowering. Mockorange blooms on older wood, so pruning at this time helps maintain shape without removing developing flower buds for the next season.

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Thrives
Full Sun
Flowering

Mature Height	Large: Up to 6 ft
Mature Spread	0-5 ft
Growth Rate	Fast
Botanical Name	Philadelphus 'Buckleys Quill'
Bloom Time	Early Spring
Deer Resistant	Usually
Family	Hydrangeaceae
Flower Color	White
Hardiness Zones	4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Light Needs	Full Sun, Partial Sun
Maintenance	Low
Size	#3 Container

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Growing Zones 4-? Outdoors

(Hardy down to -30)

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