Mock orange looking sorry for itself :(

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Planted out in late May. And leaves started to look wilted /curled in late June. They're not floppy, quite firm. No growth at all until recently and they're are a few shoots that are a couple of feet long now.
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Please don't think about preventative spraying because it's certainly not obvious there's a problem - just a bit of leaf curl. If you can see aphids just squish them between your fingers and consider hanging a bird feeder for blue tits nearby - they'll help to clear them.
The main thing is to keep your plant well watered and maybe give it a feed and a mulch next spring. A strong healthy plant is much more resilient to attacks from pests and disease.
There's a decent amount of growth for a plant that's only been in the ground for 10 weeks. Many shrubs follow a 3 year rule of establishment -
Year 1 'Sleep' (little top growth while they're busy establishing a root system)
Year 2 'Creep' (signs of development)
Year 3 'Leap' - and away they go!
Two different plants maybe.
Red stem..curly leaves different from taller growing branches
Veins don't right for Philadelphus.
Curly leaf reminds be of Cornus sanguinea compressa.