Syringa laciniata
Common name: 
Cutleaf Lilac
Pronunciation: 
si-RING-ga la-sin-ee-AH-ta
Family: 
Oleaceae
Genus: 
Syringa
Synonyms: 
S. protolacniata
S. persica var. laciniata
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous shrub, 6-8 ft (1.8-2.7 m) tall, dense, rounded mound.  Leaves opposite, first leaves lobed, 3-9 lobes, later leaves may not be, 2.5-6.5 cm long, blue-green, glabrous.  Flowers pale purple, fragrant, borne on 6-8 cm clusters along the branches; blooms in spring (April-May).  Apparently often sterile.
  • Sun or part shade.  Heat tolerant and mildew resistant.  Forms many suckers with age.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Native to Turkestan and western China.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: north side of the 11th St. Gate; also southwest corner CH2M-Hill Alumni Center.
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