Common name:
Common lilac
Family:
Scientific name:
Syringa vulgaris
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales, eastern Scotland and eastern Ireland. An introduced species, from Europe
Height:
Up to 7 m
Habitat:
Roadsides, railways, waste ground
Flowers:
In branched cluster; flowers have a small, green, shallowly toothed calyx and a tubular lilac corolla that opens to four spreading petals. Inside the tube are two stamens topped by yellowish anthers, slightly exserted
Leaves:
Opposite, ovate, hairless, heart-shaped at the base, on stalks about equal in length to the blade
Season:
April to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
