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San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)             NCRAS Oct 16, 2017 12:39 AM CST |
In the past, this bush seems to attract Monarch/Viceroy? butterflies. Just started blooming 2nd week of October. Searched the WWW for: bush, fragrant small flowers and nothing close. Thank you for your help.  Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it! |
Name: Tiffany Wreathfresh™ Puget Sound, WA (Zone 8b)   LivingWreaths Oct 16, 2017 2:53 AM CST |
| Is it fragrant? Looks like a jasmine... |
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK     Silversurfer Oct 16, 2017 10:33 AM CST |
| This is fascinating. Where is this shrub? I thought it would be easy..I love a challenge...but hours have gone by and I am no closer. Flower......Small, purple 4 petal, tubular, fragrant, pretty...in October. But what amazing leaves. Opposite, Simple, lobed and pinnate all on the same shrub. Maybe someone will id it ..I do hope so cos it is driving me nuts. Is there a Botanical garden near you? Maybe they could help. |
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) NCRAS Oct 16, 2017 11:16 AM CST |
| Thank you for the replies. I am in central California. I would describe the bush as being "woody." I looked up Jasmine and am not able to find anything similar. I have what I think is White Arabian Jasmine out there and at my home in town, but this bush is nothing like it. With 200 species of Jasmine, I guess it could be, but I did not see anything similar in my search of the WWW. Since acquiring the property a few years ago, I have missed blooming cycles or not paid attention due the amount of work. I am just now finally catching up and am now focusing on the existing landscape and additional plantings. This beautiful bush gets a lot of shade. In between the house and eucalyptus trees. So perhaps it would bloom more often or more than once a year if in an ideal location? There is a slight chance that it did not get enough water? If that is the case, this bush never looked stressed. Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it! |
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK Silversurfer Oct 16, 2017 3:47 PM CST |
| Goodness...I feel so stupid. We used to grow this shrub...but I never noticed the different types of leaves. It is Syringa x laciniata. ......"the cut-leaf lilac or cutleaf lilac, is a hybrid lilac of unknown, though old origin. It is thought to be a hybrid between Syringa vulgaris from southeastern Europe and Syringa protolaciniata from western China" "The leaves are 2–4 cm long, variably entire or cut deeply into three to nine lobes or leaflets" https://landscapeplants.oregon... https://pics.davesgarden.com/p... https://www.google.co.uk/searc... http://www.botanicaplantnurser... Scented flower. Flowering rather late. Probably better to move it into a sunny spot when the leaves have dropped. Now I can relax and go to bed...my homework here is finished! |
Salt Spring Island, BC (Zone 8b)       islander Oct 16, 2017 4:05 PM CST |
 He who plants a garden plants happiness. |
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) NCRAS Oct 16, 2017 9:42 PM CST |
Silversurfer!  I can't say thank you enough! It is believed that this bush has been in place for over 50 years. I intend to take cuttings and plant many more and share some with friends. Thank you!  Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it! |
Name: Tiffany Wreathfresh™ Puget Sound, WA (Zone 8b) LivingWreaths Oct 16, 2017 9:48 PM CST |
| If it has been in the shade, and it is a Jasmine, it may be that the branches and leaves have 'etoliated.' Perhaps take a cutting and plant it in full sun and see how it behaves. :) |
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK Silversurfer Oct 17, 2017 1:19 AM CST |
LivingWreaths said:If it has been in the shade, and it is a Jasmine, it may be that the branches and leaves have 'etoliated.' Perhaps take a cutting and plant it in full sun and see how it behaves. :) Maybe you could find a Jasminum flower with 4 petals. To my knowledge no such plant exists. Maybe you could find a Jasminum with purple flowers. To my knowledge no such plant exists. Even if trees get weak the shape of the leaves do not alter. Even when trees are treated as bonsai the shape of the leaves do not change...they just get smaller. Maybe you can find a Jasminum with simple leaves and pinnate leaves? To my knowledge no such plant exists. Do PLEASE look at the links I provided above to see how perfectly the description and pics match with Syringa x laciniata. |
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) NCRAS Oct 17, 2017 10:15 AM CST |
| Silversurfer, After LW's tip, when I was looking, I came upon Jasminum nitidum which is described as being purple and Dave's Garden describes as "Purple, White/Near White." I actually purchased one of these many years ago and placed it in-between the White Arabian to break up the white with purple. It proved to not be very thrifty but since I only had one, it was probably me... LW/LivingWreaths, Thank you for the comments. I learn with each tip if only finding something else. Also, I am learning that I need to better describe and provide better photos. Great community here. Thank you, everyone! https://davesgarden.com/guides... Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it! |
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) NCRAS Oct 19, 2017 2:19 PM CST |
| Looking through my photos, I found this image. So I guess it was in bloom on March 22, 2017. Thanks again for the ID! Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it! |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a)           |
| Syringa laciniata is a synonym for Syringa persica. Persian Lilac (Syringa persica) |
Salt Spring Island, BC (Zone 8b) islander Oct 19, 2017 4:01 PM CST |
| Syringa x laciniata is a hybrid of Syringa vulgaris x Syringa protolaciniata so it can't be a synonym of anything. He who plants a garden plants happiness. |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a) |
| And yet it is, and so is Syringa protolaciniata. http://www.catalogueoflife.org... |
Salt Spring Island, BC (Zone 8b) islander Oct 19, 2017 5:23 PM CST |
| Your source is neither recognized nor accepted. He who plants a garden plants happiness. |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a) |
| The Catalogue of Life is neither recognized nor accepted? That will be a big surprise to many people. |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost  DaisyI Oct 19, 2017 5:48 PM CST |
zuzu said:Syringa laciniata is a synonym for Syringa persica. The Plant List agrees. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Oct 19, 2017 5:49 PM CST |
zuzu said:And yet it is, and so is Syringa protolaciniata. The Plant List agrees with that also... Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Salt Spring Island, BC (Zone 8b) islander Oct 19, 2017 6:08 PM CST |
| Syringa persica = Syringa x persica (parentage of S. × laciniata × S. vulgaris) source: RHS Syringa x laciniata was first described in 1768 (IPNI). A hybrid cannot be a species no matter how many sources you reference. Catalogue of Life is just the publications from taxonomists without peer review and acceptance. He who plants a garden plants happiness. |
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK Silversurfer Oct 20, 2017 3:17 AM CST |
| After reading threads I see several sites do call it Syringa x Persica var laciniata...and other combinations. http://www.havlis.cz/karta_en.... https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/... What ever the botanically accurate name it is a beautiful shrub |
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