Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
Common name: 
Palibin Meyer Lilac
Pronunciation: 
si-RING-ga MI-er-i
Family: 
Oleaceae
Genus: 
Syringa
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous shrub, 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m) tall, more compact than species, rounded, dense.  Leaves simple, opposite, 2-4 cm long, not as wide, elliptic-ovate to elliptic-obovate, glabrous, even glossy above but pubescent on the veins below, prominent veins.  Flowers are purple-red in the bud, opening to whitish-pink.
  • Sun and part shade
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 3      The species (S. meyeri) is thought to be native to northern China, but its origins are obscure, and apparently it has never been found in the wild (Fiala, 1988).
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  • plant habit, flowering

    plant habit, flowering

  • grown as a tree, flowering

    grown as a tree, flowering

  • grown as a hedge, flowering

    grown as a hedge, flowering

  • flower cluster

    flower cluster

  • leaves

    leaves

  • leaves, comparison

    leaves, comparison