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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. The bark is grey to grey-brown, smooth on young stems, longitudinally furrowed, and flaking on older stems. The leaves are simple, 4–12 cm (2–5 in)
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of Nancy, France, introduced over 153 named cultivars, many of which are considered classics and still in commerce today. Lemoine's "French lilacs" extended the limited color range to include deeper, more saturated hues, and many of them are
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the flower clusters after the color has faded and before seeds, few of which are fertile, form. At the same time, twiggy growth on shoots that have flowered more than once or twice can be cut to a strong, outward-growing side shoot.
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Virginia had a fine "collection", which Ann Leighton interpreted as signifying common and Persian lilacs, in both purple and white, "the entire range of lilacs possible" at the time.
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in gardens and parks, because of its attractive, sweet-smelling flowers, which appear in early summer just before many of the roses and other summer flowers come into bloom.
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hybrids by
Isabella Preston, who introduced many of the later-blooming varieties. Their later-developing flower buds are better protected from late spring frosts. The
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the finer, smaller "Persian lilac", now considered a natural hybrid—were introduced into northern
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6–10 mm long with an open four-lobed apex 5–8 mm across, usually lilac to mauve, occasionally white. They are arranged in dense, terminal
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Trees found in Mrs
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383:. The Holy Roman Emperor's ambassador to the Ottoman Empire,
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1478:"Edible Wild Food Blog » Lilac Flowers for Eye Health"
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English print was in the
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where it is loved for its flowers and multistem features.
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B. Ing, "An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews", in
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hybrids range primarily in the pink and lavender shades.
538:"sports", with the stamens replaced by extra petals.
963:(1 ed.). Stockholm: Laurentii Salvii. p. 9
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447:It is also slowly making its way into the world of
436:, wrote to the Pennsylvania gardener and botanist
1152:New Hampshire Revised Statute Annotated (RSA) 3:5
309:of three. The flowers have a tubular base to the
1452:"How to Eat Lilacs (and Other Ways to Use Them)"
440:, proposing to send him some, and remarked that
353:means "common" (in the sense of "widespread").
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387:, is generally credited with supplying lilac
340:in 1753 and the description was published in
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1080:(University of Massachusetts Press) 1986:445
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1092:"Ma-Ke Bonsai Care Guide for Common Lilac"
1078:American Gardens in the Eighteenth Century
569:'Andenken an Ludwig Späth' (deep pink/red)
466:In late summer, lilacs can be attacked by
63:
44:
33:
1163:"Plant Profiles - Chicago Botanic Garden"
1044:Early British Botanists and their Gardens
882:Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989).
1055:Written in the endpapers of his copy of
878:
876:
586:'Sensation' (purple flowers edged white)
769:
626:
829:Biota of North Idaho America Program,
1114:RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants
7:
2695:15219d7d-cc03-4f04-bf91-699efe230477
986:. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley.
884:Flora of Britain and Northern Europe
857:Illinois wildflowers, common lilac,
607:'Mrs Edward Harding' (deep pink/red)
2875:IUCN Red List least concern species
932:Australian National Botanic Gardens
2353:, beautification and conservation
1577:State flowers of the United States
1541:University of California, Berkeley
1046:(Oxford: Frederick Hall) 1922:339.
1042:(1838:49), noted in R.T. Gunther,
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2793:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289009-2
938:from the original on 6 June 2023
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610:'Primrose' (pale yellow flowers)
336:was first formally described by
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1193:New RHS Dictionary of Gardening
914:International Plant Names Index
636:Flowers and heart-shaped leaves
1090:D'Cruz, Mark (16 April 2020).
589:'Vestale' (pure white flowers)
1:
1891:Pink and white lady's slipper
1067:; printed in Gunther 1922:346
601:'Katherine Havemeyer' (lilac)
583:'Firmament' (pale lilac-blue)
459:The lilac is a very popular
391:to the Dutch horticulturist
2915:Symbols of New York (state)
2900:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
1218:'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'"
982:Harrison, Lorraine (2012).
924:Harvard University Herbaria
843:Altervista Flora Italiana,
781:Trees of Britain and Europe
556:Royal Horticultural Society
2931:
2341:, state children's flower
1840:White pine cone and tassel
920:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
29:Species of flowering plant
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2291:Bougainvillea spectabilis
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405:John Tradescant the elder
385:Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
212:
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85:Scientific classification
83:
61:
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2895:Plants described in 1753
1655:Rocky Mountain columbine
1191:Huxley, A., ed. (1992).
1006:The botanic homeland of
604:'Madame Lemoine' (white)
429:(1662): "Syringa alba".
1509:Encyclopædia Britannica
1456:Practical Self Reliance
984:RHS Latin for Gardeners
957:Linnaeus, Carl (1753).
696:'Mme. Francisque Morel'
434:Peter Collinson, F.R.S.
414:Musaeum Tradescantianum
2347:, state floral emblem
1625:Saguaro cactus blossom
1512:(11th ed.). 1911.
1352:'Katherine Havemeyer'"
1167:www.chicagobotanic.org
779:Rushforth, K. (1999).
732:Branch end displaying
521:Most garden plants of
409:Pietro Andrea Mattioli
245:
2905:Plants used in bonsai
1404:'Mrs Edward Harding'"
580:- pale lilac flowers)
565:With single flowers:
560:Award of Garden Merit
234:
2185:Tennessee coneflower
2174:Purple passionflower
2112:Penngift crown vetch
2049:Large white trillium
1755:Syringa, mock orange
425:'s manuscript list,
2335:: state wildflower
1967:Pink lady's slipper
1523:Plants for a Future
759:Single lilac flower
747:Buds of white lilac
329:Taxonomy and naming
55:Conservation status
2241:Coast rhododendron
1599:Oak-leaf hydrangea
1518:"Syringa vulgaris"
1173:on 28 October 2022
554:have received the
246:
2862:
2861:
2729:Open Tree of Life
2372:Taxon identifiers
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2271:Indian paintbrush
2044:Scarlet carnation
2034:Wild prairie rose
2013:Flowering dogwood
1789:Wild prairie rose
1745:Hawaiian hibiscus
1378:'Madame Lemoine'"
960:Species Plantarum
572:'Esther Staley' (
472:Erysiphe syringae
343:Species Plantarum
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16:(Redirected from
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2744:Syringa_vulgaris
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2380:Syringa vulgaris
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2138:Yellow jessamine
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1645:California poppy
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1532:Syringa vulgaris
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1248:'Esther Staley'"
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1216:Syringa vulgaris
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1189:
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1178:
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461:ornamental plant
348:specific epithet
334:Syringa vulgaris
298:secondary shoots
290:Syringa vulgaris
279:Balkan Peninsula
250:Syringa vulgaris
242:Vincent van Gogh
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198:S. vulgaris
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