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Philadelphus coronarius L. - Hydrangeaceae - (sweet) mock-orange, English dogwood, Europäischer Pfeifenstrauch, Falscher Jasmin

Deciduous shrub, up to 4m tall, native from Central and Southeast Europe to Western Asia, cultivated and naturalized elsewhere; leaves opposite, oval, dentate; racemes of white to yellowish white flowers, 2.5-3.5cm in diam., strongly aromatic.

„It is a popular ornamental plant for gardens in temperate regions, valued for its profuse sweetly scented white blossom in early summer.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphus_coronarius

The pre-female 'nectar producing disk flowers' are pleasantly fragrant, especially in the evening and then particularly intense. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphus_coronarius

2-Aminobenzaldehyde, nopinone, myrtanal, myrtenal, myrtenol, indole, 2-formamidobenzaldehyde and veratraldehyde have been determined from living flowers by GC-MS analysis.
[Joulain D: The composition of the headspace from fragrant flowers: Further results. Flavour and Fragrance J 1987; 2: 149-155]

Botanical Magazine, Vol.11, t.391 (1797)
http://plantgenera.org/species.php?id_species=777547