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Philadelphus lewisii
Also called Gordon's Mockorange, Lewis Mock-Orange, Wild Mock Orange, Lewis's Mock Orange, California Mock Orange, Columbian Mock Orange, Heartleaf Mock Orange
Lewis' mock orange is a deciduous, drought-tolerant shrub native to western North America and the state flower of Idaho, prized for its fragrant white spring blooms. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.
Philadelphus lewisii, the Lewis' mock-orange, mock-orange, Gordon's mockorange, wild mockorange, Indian arrowwood, or syringa, is a deciduous shrub native to western North America, and is the state flower of Idaho.
Lewis' mock-orange occurs from northwestern California in the Sierra Nevada, north through the Pacific Northwest to southern British Columbia, and east to Idaho and Montana. In the Cascades it occurs from sea level up to 2,100 m (7,000 ft), while in the Sierra Nevada it grows from 300–1,520 m (1,000–5,000 ft).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Philadelphus lewisii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
