Syringa × persica

Persian lilac
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Syringa
Species:	S. × persica
Binomial name
	Syringa × persica; L.
Synonyms
	Syringa persica L.

Syringa × persica, the Persian lilac, is a hybrid, thought to originate from a cross of Syringa × laciniata and S. afghanica. More compact than common lilacs, it grows up to 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 m) and spreads about 5–10 ft (1.5–3.0 m). Persian lilac prefers warmer winter climates (hardiness zones 5–9) than many species of lilac. Its hybrid with Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, is Syringa × chinensis, sometimes called Rouen lilac.

This is a different plant than Melia azedarach, also sometimes called Persian lilac.

References

Flora of Pakistan: Syringa × persica
"Syringa ×persica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

External links

Data related to Syringa persica at Wikispecies
Media related to Syringa × persica at Wikimedia Commons

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