PHILADELPHUS SNOWBELLE - IF A PLANT ISNT HAPPY, MOVE IT!

My poor Philadelphus 'Snowbelle' never knows where it is going to be growing next.  When I first bought it four years ago, I grew it in a container but then, the next year, it didn't flower as prolifically as when I bought it.  Maybe the tub was in the wrong place.  Anyway, I then transplanted it in a southish-facing aspect among other plants like perennials and small shrubs and I thought it would be happy there in the ground, and for a while it seemed to be, but then it succumbed to something or other and its leaves started to yellow.  So, in spring this year I dug it up and moved it to the top of the garden, near the garden room, in a small piece of border which faces mostly west but gets plenty of sunshine.  So far, so good.  It is being given plenty of water while it settles in and there is good drainage.  It is happy now, disease free and covered in healthy white flowers which are beautifully fragrant. 

Philadelphus Snowbelle

As Philadelphus 'Snowbelle' is a dwarf shrub, it's worth finding space for it in your garden border or even in a tub if needs be. 





Below is detail from my initial post about Philadelphus 'Snowbelle' in 2014.





"Philadelphus shrubs belong, would you believe, to the hydrangea family!  I bought mine at the Bridgemere Nursery and Garden World.  Their website says Philadelphus 'Snowbelle' likes full sun but will tolerate light shade, is easy to grow, and is 'not fussy about soil' although it must be well drained.  It flowers on previous year's growth so prune immediately after flowering 'cutting back the flowering growth and if the plant gets congested, take a third to a quarter of the older stems down to ground level to keep it in good shape'.  





Apparently the plant can suffer from mildew in dry weather so attention to watering in hot weather is important.  Aphids can attack sappy growth so watch out for those little pesky suckers."