Re: Off to the Garden/mock orange

Merriweather Lewis of Lewis & Clark fame. You know, traveled with Sacajawea
& family : ) Don't ask me why it's called syringa, not a clue. Imagine my
confusion as a neophyte trying to find the botanical name of the local wild
syringa & only finding lilacs. What can I say, the man didn't know anything
about my locale's botany. Nearly starved to death in an area where the
natives were "rich" and well-fed.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange


> That is terribly confusing to non-Idahoans, Judy.  You are saying they use
> the botanical name for the genus of Lilacs as a common name for a Mock
> Orange?
> And... if they named it after a guy named Lewis, then why isn't it called
> Lewis? (or Lewisia to make it even stranger)?  Was his name Syringa Lewis?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Z5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 4:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange
>
>
> > Mock orange. Syringa, Idaho's state flower is Philadelphis lewisii,
named
> > for the explorer who found it here. I noticed this morning that newly
> opened
> > blooms on the single are more fragrant than the older blooms.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 2:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange
> >
> >
> > > Judy, are you talking about Lilacs (Syringa) or Mock Orange
> > (Philadelphus)?
> > > Kitty
> > > neIN, Z5
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Judy Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have 2. One I bought as a "native" syringa. They lied. It is a
> lovely
> > > > double, but not what I wanted at the time so it got chopped, ripped
> out
> > &
> > > > moved to the far SW corner of my property, full sun. It has never
> grown
> > > tall
> > > > again, but is getting wider, blooms profusely & smells heavenly. The
> > other
> > > > is a local syringa, Philidelphus lewisii, single like the ones in
the
> > > woods
> > > > and smells even better. Sucker from one in a friend's yard. It is on
> the
> > > > east side full sun most of the day. Wish I could send you some of
the
> > > > perfume. Want to try a cutting?
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "pdickson" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 3:19 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Kitty,
> > > > > What did you do to get it to bloom?  I have had one about 25 years
> ago
> > > > that
> > > > > was wonderful... huge, smelled wonderful and bloomed every year.
I
> > have
> > > > > tried now for 4-5 years to get one to bloom but never have had one
> > > bloom.
> > > > I
> > > > > moved it this last fall and it lived but still no blooms.
> > > > > I moved it into more sun so I thought that might help.
> > > > > Tricia
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> > > > > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 1:13 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > We were supposed to get rain Fri-Sat-Sun, none so far except
Thurs
> > > > > > overnight.  I spent about 6 hrs in the garden yesterday and got
a
> > few
> > > > > > things
> > > > > > done.  While looking for spaces to tuck things in, lo and
behold,
> my
> > > > Mock
> > > > > > Orange was blooming!  No fragrance, but at least it bloomed.
It's
> a
> > > > > > sprawling, leggy thing with little to its credit, so it may
still
> > get
> > > > > > yanked
> > > > > > someday.  But after trying for 15 yrs to get a Philadelphus to
> > flower,
> > > I
> > > > > > did
> > > > > > derive some pleasure from this one blooming in its third year.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kitty
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: <Hollikft@aol.com>
> > > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:19 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [CHAT] Off to the Garden
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Thanks to Rich's rain dance..  we had a good amount of rain
last
> > > night
> > > > > >> so
> > > > > >> weeding will be easier.  Hey anyone want some very invasive
> > > > BAMBOO!!!??
> > > > > > Have
> > > > > >> to go cut some down..  No I wasn't the one who  planted it..
the
> > > owners
> > > > > > before
> > > > > >> me did, and my guess is they knew nothing about  gardening.  ;(
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Holli
> > > > > >> Long Island, New York
> > > > > >>
> > > > >
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