Mock orange is best known for its delightful scent and this particular variety of philadelphus coronarius 39aureus39 is loved particularly for its foliage philadelphus coronarius 39aureus39 brings a splash of light to the garden as the leaves are golden yellow blended with green it is a hardy deciduous shrub which produces wonderfully scented white flowers in early summer the 39orange blossom39 wafts deliciously through the warm air and can be smelt across the garden