How to grow lewis's mock orange
Philadelphus lewisii
When to plant lewis's mock orange
Plant this shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.
Lewis's Mock Orange is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- legginess without pruning
Sources
- OSU Landscape Plants (Oregon State University Department of Horticulture): Philadelphus lewisii (Lewis's Mock Orange / Wild Mockorange)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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