Syringa vulgaris 'Aucubaefolia'
Common name: 
Aucubaefolia Lilac
Pronunciation: 
si-RING-ga vul-GAH-ris
Family: 
Oleaceae
Genus: 
Syringa
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf deciduous shrub, 8-10 ft [2.4-3 m], upright, rounded.  Leaves opposite, simple, irregularly splashed yellow variegation, considered similar to that of aucuba foliage, hence ‘Aucubaefolia’.  Flowers have deep purple buds open to double or semi-double, fragrant lilac-blue blossoms.
  • ‘Aucubaefolia’ arose as a sport from ‘President Grevy.’
  • The variegated cultivar ‘Dappled Dawn’ is sometimes listed as the same as ‘Aucubaefolia’, however, one authority, Ronald Houtman [Variegated Trees and Shrubs: The Illustrated Encyclopedia.  Timber Press, 2004], states that the flowers of ‘Dappled Dawn’ are single not semi-double as those of ‘Aucubaefolia’.  Another variegated lilac is ‘Wittbolds Variegated’.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 3      
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