Syringa josikaea
Common name: 
Hungarian Lilac
Pronunciation: 
si-RING-ga jo-si-KIE-a
Family: 
Oleaceae
Genus: 
Syringa
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf deciduous shrub, 8-10 ft (2.4-3 m) tall with somewhat greater spread, arching, multi-stemmed.  Leaves opposite, simple, broad-elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 5-13 cm long, acute to acuminate, entire, dark green above, whitish below.  Flowers lilac-violet in loose clusters (panicles) that are 10-20 cm long, slightly fragrant; blooms in May-June.
  • Sun
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5               Native to Hungary.   Used in developing late flowering lilac hybrids.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: in the court yard behind Shepard Hall; also in lower campus, on 11th St. (across from Dixon Lodge).
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    plant habit, flowering

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    flowering shoots

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    leaves, underside

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    leaves, comparison

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    plant habit, fall

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    leaves, fall

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    winter twigs, buds and fruit remnants