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Lewis' Mockorange |
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Mock Orange |
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Wild Mock Orange |
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California Mock Orange |
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Syringa |
| Philadelphus lewisii | Accepted |
| Philadelphus oblongifolius | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6b |
| Plant Height: | 4 to 12 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3 to 9 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: opposite, simple, oblong, and 1 to 3 inches long with smooth to sparsely toothed margins. |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: small, brown, 4-celled capsule. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Fire Resistant Tolerates dry shade Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Stratify seeds: 28 to 70 days moist cold stratification. Suitable for wintersowing Other info: approximately 5.3 million seeds per pound; sow on soil surface in spring; keep moist and around 59 deg.F after stratifying 4 to 10 weeks. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Root Layering Other: softwood summer cuttings under mist and winter hardwood cuttings. |
| Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: state flower of Idaho; species named in honor of Meriwether Lewis who first described it during the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. |
| Posted by Natalie (North Central Idaho - Zone 7a) on Apr 26, 2016 6:29 PM According to Idaho Mountain Wildflowers, by A. Scott Earle and Jane Lundin, Lewis' mock orange was collected by Meriwether Lewis along the Clearwater River on May 6, 1806, and again on July 4, 1806, on the Bitterroot River. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by threegardeners (Brockville, Ontario, Canada - Zone 5a) on Oct 20, 2011 5:36 PM Beautifully scented. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Jul 15, 2013 3:46 PM This shrub appeared in my garden this year, probably planted by a helpful bird. It has a lovely fragrance, and the entire shrub is covered with blooms in late spring/early summer. I may have to relocate it, but it is a keeper! [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Aug 27, 2013 4:16 AM State flower of Idaho. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jan 9, 2022 6:39 PM Range: British Columbia to central California; east to western Montana. [ Reply to this comment | |
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