I adore the scent of mock orange flowers, and thankfully one of these shrubs was already growing in our yard when my husband and I moved into our house many years ago. That shrub has thrived despite being nearly buried by neighboring arborvitaes that weren’t supposed to get 20 feet tall.
Plus the whole time we’ve lived here it has also sat under a 30-foot-tall Bur Oak tree that unfortunately met its demise last summer. My neighbor had the oak tested and treated, but it was apparently beyond saving because it hasn’t produced a single leaf this spring.
With all the additional sunlight coming through where there’s no longer an oak canopy, the mock orange shrub outdid itself with blossoms this year. I found myself making excuses to go outside just so I could take in the lovely scent1
Mock orange shrubs grow about 10 to 12 feet tall in full sun to partial shade. They grow best in Zones 4-8, and they bloom for about 1 to 2 weeks in late spring.