Philadelphus.

i thought it might be, thanks bboy.
can anyone break it down further?

thank you

a rather nondescript mock orange.. lol ...

there are some great named varieties...

and frankly.. if you could not smell the orange bloom scent from 10 feet away... its NOT a good one.. lol ...

there is a version called snow velvet which is to die for .. and also a heavily variegated one ....

ken

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This post was edited by ken_adrian on Wed, Jun 19, 13 at 12:33

One of those if you've seen one you've seen them all genera. If you want to take it to the species level try keys on web sites and in manuals - the hairiness of the sepals is perhaps diagnostic.

Some species are native to North America. It's possible yours is P. pubescens.

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might have to try some propagation of the greener stems - worth a try. it did have a nice sweet scent.

It does seem to resemble P pubescens (tho i m far from expert). A native would be a very welcome surprise.

thank you again for the help

There's your hairy sepals, hence, no doubt "pubescens".