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Syringa is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae [1] called lilacs.These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
Syringa vulgaris, the lilac or common lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae. Native to the Balkan Peninsula , it is widely cultivated for its scented flowers in Europe (particularly the north and west) and North America.
Varieties such as Joyce Coulter (Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter') look very much like the traditional lilacs (i.e., Syringa vulgaris) that require freezing winter temperatures to profusely bloom.
The gardens were established by Hulda Klager (1863–1960), who began hybridizing lilacs in 1905. She was inspired by the work of Luther Burbank. By 1910 she had created 14 new varieties, and in 1920 she started showing her lilacs every spring. [2] In 1948 the gardens were flooded, only the larger trees survived.
The name refers to the multiple shaped leaves on this lilac, one big leaf alongside two or three smaller leaves. [3] Panicles are fragrant, and are white to pale pink. S. × diversifolia flowers relatively early in comparison to other lilacs, often flowering mid-April at Kew, while most other lilacs flower in May. [4]
With hundred and hundreds of varieties of lilacs and other flowering bushes and trees in Highland Park, the display of nature's spring colors will extend for weeks. It has started already.
Ceanothus is a genus of about 50–60 species of nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family (). [3] [4] [2] [5] Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus.
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