General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies

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Common names
  • Chinese Tree Lilac
  • Lilac
  • Pekin Lilac
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis
  • Synonym: Syringa pekinensis

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Location: Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
Date: 06/27/2015
photo by William (Ned) Friedman via Flickr: https://www.flickr.co

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