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Philadelphus lewisii
Mock orange
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Latin Name: Philadelphus lewisii
Common Name: Mock orange
Family: Hydrangeaceae(Click to Search)
Author: Pursh.
Known Hazards: None known
Habitat: Gullies, water courses, rocky cliffs, talus slopes and rocky hillsides of sagebrush deserts[60].
Mature Height: 3.6
Habit: Shrub
Cultivation Notes: An easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately fertile soil, and also in thin soils over chalk[200]. Tolerates poor soils[200]. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Succeeds in semi-shade but prefers a position in full sun where it will flower more freely[182, 200].
Plants are hardy to about -15°c.
Some named forms have been developed for their ornamental value[182]. Plants are very tolerant of pruning, one third of the stems can be cut down to the ground each year in order to promote fresh growth and heavier flowering[202].
A very ornamental plant with aromatic flowers[182, 200]. This plant is the State flower of Idaho[212].
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