The beautiful and fragrant shrub called Lewis' mockorange (Philadelphus lewisii) grows from British Columbia to northern California and from the Pacific Coast inland to Montana.

Idaho’s state symbols range from sensible, like Syringa as the state flower, to quirky, such as the state dinosaur, fossil, fish, amphibian 15 official Gem State emblems and icons: birds, trees ...

Meriwether Lewis collected the flower in the 1800s during Lewis and William Clark’s expedition of the Northwest following the Louisiana Purchase, giving the plant its “Lewisii” species name ...

Some of Idaho’s most famous wildflowers were observed in the early 1800s by Lewis and Clark. Wildflowers will be blooming in Idaho soon. Here are 5 you can’t miss, where to find them ...