Syringa vulgaris ( Capitaine Baltet Common Lilac )

Syringa vulgaris is a leggy, suckering, deciduous shrub, somewhat irregular in shape. Leaves are medium green, ovate to heart-shaped, up to 5 inches long. Capitaine Baltet has single, magenta flowers. This species is the common lilac, also referred to as […]

Syringa vulgaris ( Avalanche Common Lilac )

Syringa vulgaris is a leggy, suckering, deciduous shrub, somewhat irregular in shape. Leaves are medium green, ovate to heart-shaped, up to 5 inches long. Avalanche has an erect to rounded habit, to 9 feet tall and wide, with large, white […]

Syringa vulgaris ( Arch Mckean Common Lilac )

Syringa vulgaris is a leggy, deciduous shrub, somewhat irregular in shape. Leaves are medium green, ovate to heart-shaped, up to 5 inches long. Arch McKean is a low to non-suckering variety, growing to 8 feet tall and wide, with bright […]

Syringa vulgaris ( Adelaide Dunbar Common Lilac )

Syringa vulgaris is a leggy, suckering, deciduous shrub, somewhat irregular in shape. Leaves are medium green, ovate to heart-shaped, up to 5 inches long. Adelaide Dunbar has double, purple flowers. This species is the common lilac, also referred to as […]

Syringa villosa ( Late Lilac )

Syringa villosa is a dense bushy lilac, with erect branches. Foliage is dark green in summer, no fall color. Rosy colored lilacs are early summer blooming, with a fragrance not typical of lilac. Flowers are held on 3 to 7 […]

Syringa reticulata ( Japanese Tree Lilac )

Syringa reticulata is a large shrub or small tree. Habit is spreading, with oval crown, and with maturity it develops an arching graceful appearance. Bark on stems is like that of a cherry tree, reddish brown with prominent lenticels. Leaves […]

Syringa pekinensis ( Peking Lilac )

Syringa pekinensis is a large shrub or small tree. Growth habit is multi-stemmed, spreading and informal. Foliage is typical of lilacs, summer green, no fall color. Flowers are creamy white, on 3 to 6 inch panicles. Bark is an attractive […]

Syringa oblata ( Lilac )

Syringa oblata var. dilatata is a vigorous, upright to spreading large shrub or small tree, 10 to 15 feet tall, related to S.vulgaris. Leaves are heart-shaped, to 3 inches long. New foliage has a bronze cast to it, changing to […]

Syringa microphylla ( Littleleaf Lilac )

Syringa microphylla is a spreading, dense shrub 6 feet tall, 9 to 12 feet wide. Foliage is medium green, with small leaves, fall color negligible. Lilacs are rosy colored, fragrant, 2 to 4 inch long panicles, early summer flowering, sometimes […]

Syringa meyeri ( Dwarf Korean Lilac )

Syringa meyeri is a dense and uniform lilac. Palibin is a slow growing variety. New foliage has a purple margin, summer foliage is dark green, fall color is unremarkable. Small violet-pink flowers are densely clustered on 4 inch upright panicles, […]