Philadelphus × purpureomaculatus is a flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, of garden origin. It is a hybrid between Philadelphus × lemoinei and P. mexicanus 'Rose Syringa'. Growing to tall by broad, it is a deciduous shrub with broadly oval leaves up to long, and single, cup-shaped flowers in summer (June in the Northern Hemisphere). The flowers, which are often strongly fragrant, are pure white with prominent purple markings near the centre; hence the Latin specific epithet purpureomaculatus, literally "purple spotted".
Valued in the garden as a summer-flowering shrub, the cultivars 'Sybille' and 'Belle Etoile' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs, Ed. John Hillier, David & Charles 2007,
External links