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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Syringa chinensis
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

Chinese lilac

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Syringa chinensis

ALSO KNOWN AS

Chinese lilac (cloned), Red rothomagensis lilac chinensis

Plant family

Olive (Oleaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Fragrant, reddish-purple, flower clusters are the hallmark of this very showy ornamental shrub. It is a large, deciduous shrub that generally grows between 12 and 16 feet. This cloned plant was introduced from China, it is not invasive. A key distinction between Chinese lilac and common lilac is that the leaves are almost twice as long as they are wide compared to the much broader leaves of the common lilac.
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Fragrant, reddish-purple, flower clusters are the hallmark of this very showy ornamental shrub. It is a large, deciduous shrub that generally grows between 12 and 16 feet. This cloned plant was introduced from China, it is not invasive. A key distinction between Chinese lilac and common lilac is that the leaves are almost twice as long as they are wide compared to the much broader leaves of the common lilac.
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Chinese lilac is a hybrid between Syringa laciniata and Syringa vulgaris. Another commonly used name for this species is "Red rothomagensis". This lilac species is used in the USA Phenology Network's cloned lilac program.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Arkansas , Arizona , Colorado , Connecticut , Delaware , Iowa , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Montana , North Carolina , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , Nevada , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Dakota , Tennessee , Utah , Virginia , Vermont , Washington , Wisconsin , West Virginia , Wyoming
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