Smells like jasmine: shrub in Montreal
Hi,
Last fall we bought a house, and one of the former owners had done a lot with the landscaping. In the front of the house is a peculiar shrub that is now blooming. The flowers are about an inch wide, white and smell like jasmine. However, the photos I've found on the internet show jasmine as having five or more elongated petals, e.g., http://www.gardenguides.com/flowers/art1/jasmine.jpg Doing a search on images.google.com for "jasminium" didn't yield a photo of my shrub. I have several gardening books that don't list it either. Perhaps it's not a jasmine at all -- it sure SMELLS like jasmine! My shrub has flowers with exactly four, rounded petals that are mostly flat, and the stamen are very visible. The flowers are about an inch wide, and appear in groups of 5 or so at the end of new growth. The shrub has woody stems (last year's growth), is not a vine, and has to survive the bitter winters here in Montreal (-25 deg Celcius). The leaves are simple, opposite-branching, light green, and have fine teeth aiming away from the stem (you have to look closely to see them). They fall off in the fall, as the shrub is not an evergreen. It's currently about a meter wide, and almost two meters high. It has been strangely pruned over the years it appears. I could put a photo up on the net eventually, if this description isn't enough. I would ultimately like to identify the bush so that I can know how best to prune and care for it. Its shape is strange now, from lack of proper upkeep--it was pruned to make space for the walkway it would appear. A neighbor told me that it used to have more blooms many years ago. Perhaps it needs fertilizing as well. Regards, Cris |
Smells like jasmine: shrub in Montreal
"Cris Fuhrman" wrote in message om... Hi, Last fall we bought a house, and one of the former owners had done a lot with the landscaping. In the front of the house is a peculiar shrub that is now blooming. The flowers are about an inch wide, white and smell like jasmine. However, the photos I've found on the internet show jasmine as having five or more elongated petals, e.g., http://www.gardenguides.com/flowers/art1/jasmine.jpg Doing a search on images.google.com for "jasminium" didn't yield a photo of my shrub. I have several gardening books that don't list it either. Perhaps it's not a jasmine at all -- it sure SMELLS like jasmine! My shrub has flowers with exactly four, rounded petals that are mostly flat, and the stamen are very visible. The flowers are about an inch wide, and appear in groups of 5 or so at the end of new growth. The shrub has woody stems (last year's growth), is not a vine, and has to survive the bitter winters here in Montreal (-25 deg Celcius). The leaves are simple, opposite-branching, light green, and have fine teeth aiming away from the stem (you have to look closely to see them). They fall off in the fall, as the shrub is not an evergreen. It's currently about a meter wide, and almost two meters high. It has been strangely pruned over the years it appears. I could put a photo up on the net eventually, if this description isn't enough. I would ultimately like to identify the bush so that I can know how best to prune and care for it. Its shape is strange now, from lack of proper upkeep--it was pruned to make space for the walkway it would appear. A neighbor told me that it used to have more blooms many years ago. Perhaps it needs fertilizing as well. Regards, Cris Is there a chance that it is this? http://www.cwnp.org/photopgs/pdoc/phlewisii.html Common name: mock orange. I've forgotten if it has any fragrance, though. Dora |
Smells like jasmine: shrub in Montreal
"Cris Fuhrman" wrote in message om... Hi, Last fall we bought a house, and one of the former owners had done a lot with the landscaping. In the front of the house is a peculiar shrub that is now blooming. The flowers are about an inch wide, white and smell like jasmine. However, the photos I've found on the internet show jasmine as having five or more elongated petals, e.g., http://www.gardenguides.com/flowers/art1/jasmine.jpg Doing a search on images.google.com for "jasminium" didn't yield a photo of my shrub. I have several gardening books that don't list it either. Perhaps it's not a jasmine at all -- it sure SMELLS like jasmine! My shrub has flowers with exactly four, rounded petals that are mostly flat, and the stamen are very visible. The flowers are about an inch wide, and appear in groups of 5 or so at the end of new growth. The shrub has woody stems (last year's growth), is not a vine, and has to survive the bitter winters here in Montreal (-25 deg Celcius). The leaves are simple, opposite-branching, light green, and have fine teeth aiming away from the stem (you have to look closely to see them). They fall off in the fall, as the shrub is not an evergreen. It's currently about a meter wide, and almost two meters high. It has been strangely pruned over the years it appears. I could put a photo up on the net eventually, if this description isn't enough. I would ultimately like to identify the bush so that I can know how best to prune and care for it. Its shape is strange now, from lack of proper upkeep--it was pruned to make space for the walkway it would appear. A neighbor told me that it used to have more blooms many years ago. Perhaps it needs fertilizing as well. Regards, Cris Here's another link - and the flowers *are* fragrant. http://www.statehousegirls.net/id/symbols/flower/ Dora |
Smells like jasmine: shrub in Montreal
-- "limey" wrote in message ... "Cris Fuhrman" wrote in message om... Hi, Last fall we bought a house, and one of the former owners had done a lot with the landscaping. In the front of the house is a peculiar shrub that is now blooming. The flowers are about an inch wide, white and smell like jasmine. However, the photos I've found on the internet show jasmine as having five or more elongated petals, e.g., http://www.gardenguides.com/flowers/art1/jasmine.jpg Doing a search on images.google.com for "jasminium" didn't yield a photo of my shrub. I have several gardening books that don't list it either. Perhaps it's not a jasmine at all -- it sure SMELLS like jasmine! My shrub has flowers with exactly four, rounded petals that are mostly flat, and the stamen are very visible. The flowers are about an inch wide, and appear in groups of 5 or so at the end of new growth. The shrub has woody stems (last year's growth), is not a vine, and has to survive the bitter winters here in Montreal (-25 deg Celcius). The leaves are simple, opposite-branching, light green, and have fine teeth aiming away from the stem (you have to look closely to see them). They fall off in the fall, as the shrub is not an evergreen. It's currently about a meter wide, and almost two meters high. It has been strangely pruned over the years it appears. I could put a photo up on the net eventually, if this description isn't enough. I would ultimately like to identify the bush so that I can know how best to prune and care for it. Its shape is strange now, from lack of proper upkeep--it was pruned to make space for the walkway it would appear. A neighbor told me that it used to have more blooms many years ago. Perhaps it needs fertilizing as well. Regards, Cris Here's another link - and the flowers *are* fragrant. http://www.statehousegirls.net/id/symbols/flower/ Dora That is it... the name I found is Philadelphus coronarius, and here's another photo: http://thierry.jouet.free.fr/photos/philadelphus3.jpg One of the other sites I saw mentioned (in german) that it is similar to Jasmine. Thanks for all the help! Cris |
Smells like jasmine: shrub in Montreal
Right about now my two prime suspects would be Mock Orange aka "Philadelphus"
and any one of many Viburnums that should be in bloom in your area. Hope it narrows your search. If the old stems are kind of peeling/exfoliating I'd go with the mock orange. |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:17 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter