Botanical Name: Philadelphus lewisii Add
Common Name: Lewis Mockorange  
Plant photo of: Philadelphus lewisii
California Native Plant
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

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  • Description

  • Notes

Lewis Mockorange is a broad rounded to upright shrub. Numerous dense racemes of 1"-1 1/4" pure white flowers appear in early summer. Flowers have a subtle, sweet fragrance. This is the only mockorange at the Cheyenne Research Station that is still blooming and doing well after many years of neglect. Native to western U.S. Discovered by Meriwether Lewis and named in his honor. Needs full sunlight. -Fort Collins Nursery