This adaptable native shrub is a must-have for pollinator-friendly landscapes. Mock orange bursts into bloom in late spring with large, four-petaled white flowers that release a sweet, orange-blossom scent—filling the garden with fragrance and attracting native pollinators.

A deciduous shrub that grows upright to about 3 m, mock orange can become leggy without pruning but thrives with minimal care. It’s named for its citrusy scent and is so iconic in our region that Syringa Provincial Park takes its name from this plant.

While many cultivars exist, our mock orange plants are strictly local ecotypes, grown from wild populations in our region. We avoid double-flowered varieties, which often lack accessible pollen and provide little benefit to native bees.

Support biodiversity and plant with purpose—choose native plants with local genetics.