Syringa - Lilacs
Oleaceae
Our Syringa
The lilacs have long been popular. Syringa vulgaris was used in gardens in the mid 16th century. The triumphal march of the lilacs then began in the mid 19th century, when a number of new cultivars still available today were created. The lilacs are known for their colourful, usually pleasantly fragrant flower panicles, while the fruits are inconspicuous brown capsules without any decorative value. Their autumn colours are also modest.
Variety overview
Early flowering lilacs (IV-V)
- Syringa chinensis
- Syringa chinensis 'Saugeana'
- Syringa hyacinthiflora 'California Rose'
- Syringa hyacinthiflora 'Rosenrot'
- Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
- Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'
- Syringa vulgaris
- Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
- Syringa vulgaris 'General Pershing'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Marie Legraye'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Mme Antoine Buchner'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Mme Lemoine'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Mrs. Edward Harding'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Nadeshda'
- Syringa vulgaris 'President Lincoln'
- Syringa vulgaris 'President Poincaré'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Schöne von Moskau'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
- Syringa vulgaris 'Victor Lemoine'