Wild Mock Orange the State Flower of Idaho
The wild mock-orange is the state flower of Idaho. The scientific name of the wild mock orange is Philadelphus lewisii.
mock-orange flowers
Wild mock orange flowers are white and about an inch wide. The wild mock orange is named for the fragrance of its flowers.
The wild mock-orange shrub grows to about 6 feet and makes a great garden ornamental plant. It likes full sun to partial sun. It is garden tolerant and drought tolerant.
The wild mock orange is a deciduous shrub, native to the western United States. The native range of the wild mock orange is from northwestern California in the Sierra Nevada, north to Washington in the Cascade Range, and east to Idaho and Montana.
If you need a floral arrangement with wild mock orange, give your florist plenty of lead time.
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wild mock orange shrub
Philadelphus lewisii (Lewis's Mock-orange) is a deciduous shrub which is native to the western United States, from northwestern California in the Sierra Nevada, north to Washington in the Cascade Range, and east to Idaho and Montana.
It is generally less than 2 m tall. Its flowers are white, 2-3 cm wide and smell like orange blossoms.
Other names include "wild mock-orange" (though this applies to any species in the genus), and "Syringa", a confusing name as it usually refers to the unrelated lilacs.
Cultivation of the Wild Mock Orange
It likes full sun to partial sun. It is garden tolerant and drought tolerant.
Wild mock-orange is the state flower of Idaho.
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