Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Syringa L. [52]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Lilac

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Oleaceae

family_ja: モクセイ

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distribution_en: SE.Europe to E.Asia

description_en: Genus of about 20 species of deciduous shrubs and trees found in woodland and scrub from S.E. Europe to E. Asia. They are grown for their often pyramidal or conical panicles of small, tubular, usually very fragrant flowers, which may be white, pink, almost red to magenta, lilac (light purplish pink), or blue. They have opposite, entire, lance-shaped to rounded, usually ovate, rarely pinnate leaves. Most garden cultivars are grouped under S. vulgaris. Grow lilacs in a shrub border or as specimen trees.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy, but late frosts may damage new growth.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe or in spring. Take greenwood cuttings, or layer, in early summer. Graft in winter or bud in midsummer.

pests_en: May be affected by lilac blight, honey fungus, leaf miners, thrips, and willow scale.

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comment:

comment_ja: ハシドイ，ライラック(lilac)

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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