#53. Mock Orange

Scientific Name:

Family Name:

Saxifrage Family

Habitat:

Open woods.

Characteristics:

1. Mock Orange is a loosely branched shrub up to 10 feet in height.

2. The flowers are white with 4 petals and many stamens.

3. The flowers are very fragrant.

4. The leaves are opposite, oval shaped, with smooth leaf edges.

Uses or Importances:

1. Beautiful shrub for the garden.

2. Scent of flowers is sweet and very fragrant. Visit Tom McCall Preserve (east of Mosier, OR) in late May or early June to enjoy the fragrence of this plant.

3. Wood is strong & hard for tools, bows, & arrows.

4. Leaves and flowers make a soapy foam when wet for cleaning.