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Lilac Bush, by Vincent van Gogh, 1889. 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.
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.
Lilacs grow most successfully in well-drained soils, particularly those based on chalk. [20] They flower on old wood, and produce more flowers if unpruned. If pruned, the plant responds by producing fast-growing young vegetative growth with no flowers, in an attempt to restore the removed branches. Lilac bushes can be prone to powdery mildew ...
This old-fashioned shrub produces a striking number of red flowers in summer and into the early fall months. Best flowering occurs when you provide full and bright sunlight. Federica Grassi ...
Ceanothus arboreus is a species of perennial shrub to small tree in the family Rhamnaceae, commonly known as the feltleaf ceanothus, island ceanothus, and island mountain lilac. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the largest member of the California lilacs (the Ceanothus genus), and is characterized with glossy, dark green foliage that is adorned by pale blue ...
The Hungarian lilac belongs to the genus Syringa, which is distributed across Eurasia, with its centre of diversity in East Asia.The Hungarian lilac is one of only two species of the genus in Europe, the other being the common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) with a more southerly distribution on the Balkan Peninsula and the southern part of the Carpathians.
The 2024 Rochester Lilac Festival starts May 10 and runs until May 19. This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Rochester lilacs blossoming for nature's showy season ...
Syringa reticulata, the Japanese tree lilac, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to eastern Asia, and is grown as an ornamental in Europe and North America. It is native to eastern Asia, and is grown as an ornamental in Europe and North America.