The wild mock-orange is the state flower of Idaho. The scientific name of the wild mock orange is Philadelphus lewisii.

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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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