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Syringa vulgaris
Common Lilac
Oleaceae
Located in Vi Buck memorial garden near W.B. Young building.
- leaves opposite, simple, ovate, acuminate, larger than S. x
chinensis
- leaves dark green, with entire (smooth) margin
- buds imbricate, large, fleshy, ovoid, pointed, with green-red-brown
scales
- terminal flower bud larger than lateral floral buds, often there
are two terminal buds
- buds larger than S. x chinensis
- stems thick, angled, smooth, brown, with small lenticels
- flowers small, purple/white/pink, in large terminal panicles
- fruit is an elongated capsule, like a beak, brown, persistent (contrast
with S. x chinensis)
- habit is a large shrub (small tree in time), with thick/coarse stems,
less twiggy than S. x chinensis
- plant is upright and often becomes leggy in time
View Syringa vulgaris
page in the UConn Plant Database
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