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Persian Lilac |
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Lilac |
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Cut-Leaf Lilac |
Syringa persica | Accepted |
Syringa laciniata | Synonym |
Syringa protolaciniata | Synonym |
Syringa afghanica | Synonym |
Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Plant Height: | 4 to 8 feet |
Plant Spread: | 5 to 10 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on old wood |
Flower Color: | Lavender |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on May 18, 2018 7:31 PM The Persian Lilac is a hybrid between the Afghan Lilac x the Cutleaf Lilac from central Asia and is almost completely sterile, not bearing dehiscent brown capsules. It has small, spearhead leaves about 1 to 3 inches long x 1/2 to 1 inch wide. The lilac-colored flower clusters are looser than those of the Common Lilac and are just as fragrant, and can also be used as cut flowers in a vase. Some are still sold at most larger nurseries in the Chicago area. Not nearly as frequently planted as the Common Lilac. I just find it here and there occasionally. It is a nice larger shrub usually about 8 to 10 feet high. The leaves often get mildew in late summer and fall; not having any autumn color like most other lilacs. (There is a good possibility that the Persian Lilac that is occasionally sold by conventional nurseries is really the Rouen Lilac (Syringa x rothomagensis) (also called the Chinese Lilac of Syringa x chinensis, though not from China) that is a hybrid of the Persian Lilac x the Common Lilac that occurred in Rouen, France in 1777. The Rouen Lilac gets 8 to 15 feet high and bears flower clusters to about 6 inches long. The true Persian Lilac only gets 4 to 8 feet high and bears flower clusters to 3 inches long, according to the textbooks.) Therefore, conventional nurseries may have it slightly mislabelled. [ Reply to this comment | |
Posted by MaryDurtschi on Sep 1, 2019 8:32 PM I purchased mine under the common name "Cut-Leaf Lilac." I like variety in everything that I collect, so when I saw those leaves I had to have it. My photo shows the leaves pretty well. [ Reply to this comment | |
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Osmanthus? by Galanthophile | May 22, 2018 11:50 PM | 2 |
Persian Lilac, cut-leaf lilac by NCRAS | Oct 20, 2017 9:03 PM | 24 |
What kind of Lilac is this? by gemini_sage | Nov 23, 2011 12:37 PM | 11 |
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