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Syringa vulgaris is a large deciduous shrub or multi-stemmed small tree, growing to 6–7 m (20–23 ft) high. It produces secondary shoots from the base or roots, with stem diameters up to 20 cm (8 in), which in the course of decades may produce a small clonal thicket. [1]
Syringa is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae [1] called lilacs.These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
It is a deciduous shrub growing to a height of 2–4 m. The leaves are elliptic-acute , 6–12 cm long, with a finely hairy margin. The flowers are dark pink, with a tubular base to the corolla 15 mm long with a narrow four-lobed apex 3–4 mm across, with a strong fragrance; they are produced in slender panicles up to 15 cm long in early summer.
We have grown it as a very large (8 to 10 foot) perennial grass for more than 100 years here in Texas, but in parts of the world it is banned because of its invasive behavior. Its dry foliage and ...
According to recent observations, early signs of spring have already begun in the southern United States. In the Southeast, the spring leaf-out process is 1-2 weeks later than the long-term average.
As late as we are in the growing season, don’t tempt fate by planting tender plants now. That would include St. Augustine sod, and it would include Zone 8 shrubs such as gardenias, oleanders ...
The flowers are small and fragrant, with five pale purple or lilac petals, growing in clusters. The fruit is a drupe, marble-sized, light yellow at maturity, hanging on the tree all winter, and gradually becoming wrinkled and almost white. Melia azedarach has a short lifespan, averaging about 20 years. [8]
Visit the Idyllwild Lilac Garden nestled in the San Jacinto Mountains above Palm Springs and enjoy lilacs of 165 different colors.