Philadelphus Belle Etoile - Mock Orange, Plant in 9cm Pot

Philadelphus are widely distributed around the temperate regions of the globe. Philadelphus Belle Etoile has been granted the RHS Award of Garden Merit and is a superb cultivar raised by the French nursery Lemoine during the early 1900's. Belle Etoile is a triploid cultivar (cannot produce seed) that produces a stunning display of 5cm wide white with purple flushed throats in June and July. Like most of the Philadelphus they also come with a strong heady fragrance! Easy to grow in a full sun or semi shade location in most moist, free draining soils. Can be used in a mixed planting or as a stand alone specimen in the garden or can easily be grown in a pot or container. If it becomes to large it can be cut back in spring. When growing in a pot or other container. Use a good quality John Innes compost as this plant will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 8-9 month applied in spring. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost