''Philadelphus mexicanus'' is a shrub belonging to the genus ''

Philadelphus ''Philadelphus'' () (mock-orange) is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs from 3–20 ft (1–6 m) tall, native to North America, Central America, Asia and (locally) in southeast Europe. They are named "mock-orange" in reference to their ...

'', native to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and Guatemala. It is a spreading, evergreen shrub with pendent, bristly shoots and ovate, sometimes partly toothed leaves up to long. Flowers are single, cup shaped, rose scented, creamy white in colour, measuring up to across. 'Rose syringa' (syn. ''Philadelphus maculatus'') is the most commonly cultivated variety and has fragrant white flowers with a purple blotch in the centre.

References

*The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, Ed. John Hillier, David & Charles 2007, *The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopaedia of Garden Plants, Ed. Christopher Bickell, Dorling Kindersley 1996, {{Taxonbar, from=Q7182891 mexicanus