Syringa Vulgaris Common Lilac

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Syringa vulgaris common lilac. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Common lilac flowering shrubs fragrant shrubs syringa vulgaris native to southern europe common lilacs are deciduous shrubs of irregular outline often becoming leggy over time. The plant is native to open woodlands rocky hills and scrubby areas in balkan peninsula in southeastern europe. Syringa vulgaris lilac or common lilac is a species of flowering plant in the olive family oleaceae native to the balkan peninsula where it grows on rocky hills.

The heart shaped leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour. Common lilac features showy panicles of fragrant lilac purple flowers rising above the foliage in mid spring. Typically blooming in late spring for 3 4 weeks common lilac is the longest blooming species within the genus. Lilac or common lilac scientifically known as syringa vulgaris is a species of flowering plant in the olive family oleaceae.

There are hundreds of cultivars available including single and double flowers of various colors including white cream rose magenta pinkish purple lavender and purple. Landscape design for the common lilac. Grown for its scented pink flowers in spring this large shrub or small tree is widely cultivated and has been naturalized in parts of europe and north america. The pungently sweet fragrance is delightful but can be overpowering to some asthmatics.