Syringa × laciniata

Syringa × laciniata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Syringa
Species:	S. × laciniata
Binomial name
Syringa × laciniata Mill.

Syringa × laciniata (Cut-leaf Lilac or Cutleaf Lilac) is a hybrid lilac of unknown, though old origin. It is thought to be a hybrid between Syringa vulgaris from southeastern Europe and Syringa protolaciniata from western China.^[1] Although often cited as being from China,^[2] it more likely arose somewhere in southwestern Asia, where it was first scientifically described from cultivated plants in the 17th century, possibly Iran or Afghanistan,^[3] or Pakistan, where it has been cultivated since ancient times.^[4]

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 m tall. The leaves are 2–4 cm long, variably entire or cut deeply into three to nine lobes or leaflets. The flowers are pale lilac, produced in loose panicles up to 7 cm long in mid spring. It is hardy to USDA plant hardiness zone 5.^[2][4]

See also

• Syringa × persica

References

1. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Syringa × laciniata
2. ^ ^{a b} Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
3. ^ Bean, W. J. (1980). Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles 8th ed., vol. 4. John Murray ISBN 0-7195-2428-8.
4. ^ ^{a b} Flora of Pakistan: Syringa laciniata