| Sweet Mock-orange | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
| Genus: | Philadelphus |
| Species: | P. coronarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Philadelphus coronarius L. |
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Philadelphus coronarius L. (Sweet Mock-orange, English Dogwood) is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Philadelphus, native to Southern Europe.
It is a popular ornamental plant for gardens in temperate regions, valued for its profuse sweetly scented white blossom in early summer. There are a large number of named cultivars. Several other species and hybrids in the genus are also used in landscape design.