Mock Orange (Philadelphus lewisii)
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Detailed factsheet here.
Distribution
Mock Orange also known by some as Syringa can be found throughout the state at low to middle elevations.
Growth Habit
Mock Orange grows 6 to 12 feet tall, with an erect, loosely branched habit. The abundance of white, sweetly-scented flowers makes this shrub quite noticeable in May and June.
Adaptability
Mock Orange grows in a variety of different habitats at lower to middle elevations throughout Washington. It can be found as a riparian species growing along gullies and streams. It also grows in open or forested bottomlands, and in a variety of upland sites including talus slopes and rocky cliffs. It is often found in coastal forests, sagebrush, bunchgrass, and Ponderosa Pine ecosystems.
Comments
• Prefers full to partial sun. Is adaptable to a variety of soils and conditions and can be quite drought tolerant, though some supplemental water may help it perform more successfully, depending on the season’s weather.
• Mock Orange is an excellent soil and streambank stabilizer, and an important wildlife species.
• Mock Orange from west of the Cascades tends to grow taller (up to 15 feet) than those growing east of the Cascades (approximately 6 feet).
• The flowers on Westside Mock Orange are more fragrant than eastside plants.
Distribution
Mock Orange also known by some as Syringa can be found throughout the state at low to middle elevations.
Growth Habit
Mock Orange grows 6 to 12 feet tall, with an erect, loosely branched habit. The abundance of white, sweetly-scented flowers makes this shrub quite noticeable in May and June.
Adaptability
Mock Orange grows in a variety of different habitats at lower to middle elevations throughout Washington. It can be found as a riparian species growing along gullies and streams. It also grows in open or forested bottomlands, and in a variety of upland sites including talus slopes and rocky cliffs. It is often found in coastal forests, sagebrush, bunchgrass, and Ponderosa Pine ecosystems.
Comments
• Prefers full to partial sun. Is adaptable to a variety of soils and conditions and can be quite drought tolerant, though some supplemental water may help it perform more successfully, depending on the season’s weather.
• Mock Orange is an excellent soil and streambank stabilizer, and an important wildlife species.
• Mock Orange from west of the Cascades tends to grow taller (up to 15 feet) than those growing east of the Cascades (approximately 6 feet).
• The flowers on Westside Mock Orange are more fragrant than eastside plants.
