Scent to die for
SOME plants are indispensable—roses, daffodils and clematis, for example—to which I would add philadelphus, those gorgeous sweet-scented beauties that many call mock orange or syringa. Every garden should have at least one of them, preferably several. There are lots to choose from and COUNTRY LIFE readers with broad acres to fill would do well to plant them by the score.
It’s the flowers for which you grow philadelphus, their brilliant whiteness and theiror have a fragrance that is stronger than any other. The perception of scent is always subjective, however, and many philadelphus species deemed to be lightly scented actually carry a fragrance strong enough to make you notice them.
