Still catching up – 3

Group 3 of additional 2018 wildflowers blooming in May & June:

Large Mountain Monkey-flower ~ erythranthe tilingii

Large-flower Mountain-trumpet ~ collomia grandiflora

Pyramid Spirea ~ spiraea pyramidata

Mock-orange ~ philadelphus lewisii

Silky Lupine ~ lupinus sericeus

Birch-leaved Spirea ~ spiraea betulifolia

Bluebell of Scotland ~ campanula rotundifolia

Orange Honeysuckle ~ lonicera ciliosa

Kinnikinnik ~ arctostaphylos uva-ursi

End of June flowers (well, almost)

Deptford pink ~ Dianthus armeria

Bluebell-of-Scotland, Harebell ~ Campanula rotundifolia

Mock Orange ~ Philadelphus lewisii

Birch-leaved Spiraea ~ Spiraea betulifolia

Devil’s Club ~ Oplopanax horridus

(It is these spines that give the Devil’s Club its name)

Brewer’s mitrewort, feathery bishop’s-cap ~ Pectiantia breweri

Harsh Indian Paintbrush ~ Castilleja hispida

Fringed Loosestrife ~ Lysimachia ciliata

Tiling’s monkey-flower, large mountain monkey-flower~ Erythranthe tilingii

Sulphur Cinquefoil ~ Potentilla recta

Meadow Buttercup ~ Ranunculus acris

Thinking of June…

Mock Orange, Philadelphus lewisii

Prickly Rose, Rosa acicularis

Prickly Rose, Rosa acicularis

Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare

Red Clover, Trifolium pratense

Orange Honeysuckle, Lonicera ciliosa

Mock Orange

Mock Orange, or more properly, “Lewis’ Mockorange” is now brightening up the hillsides in western Montana. From many, many years ago I clearly remember my Mother’s joy at seeing these beautiful blossoms in early summer.

Lewis’ Mockorange, philadelphus lewisii

Mockorange in USDA NRS Plant Guide