Philadelphus purpurascens (Koehne) Rehder

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New article for Trees and Shrubs Online.

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'Philadelphus purpurascens' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/philadelphus/philadelphus-purpurascens/). Accessed 2025-06-14.

This species was reintroduced by Roy Lancaster in 1981 (L.905, 996) from south-west of Kangding (Tatsien-lu), in the area where Wilson collected it early this century. The flowers, borne in 1986, are very fragrant, though with a different scent from those of the related P. delavayi.