Common Lilac. Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is a tree that blooms during the late spring and early summer with delicate, yet fragrant violet-blue flowers.

One of the signature indicators of spring is the gently wafting scent of the common lilac (syringa vulgaris). I look forward to daily checking my mail because of the lilac bush by the mailbox. It ...

Depending on the variety, lilac blooms can be purple, lavender, blue, blush, pink, white, ivory, creamy yellow, yellow, or bicolor. If you are looking for an exciting color, try syringa vulgaris ...

Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) bushes can get 15 to 20 feet tall. They usually have several stems. ... Tree lilac (S. reticulata) is a single-trunk tree with yellowish-white flowers.

Bound Brook trees -- Japanese Tree Lilac. Published: Apr. 12, 2016, 5:56 p.m. The Japanese Tree Lilac are planted around Bound Brook. (courtesy photo) By ...

Since common lilac is a big shrub or a small tree, growing 8 to 20 feet tall and almost as wide, it can simply be too much shrub for smaller yards. Fortunately, there are alternatives, according ...

Q: We have a large tree-form lilac that needs to be trimmed back quite significantly. I can’t trim very far before I cut off a lot of leaves. What’s the best way to do this? Should I be ...

The problem with Miss Kim is she doesn't look like what you might expect. She's a lilac (Syringa patula), but not what we usually think of as a lilac. Miss Kim, who is from north China and Korea ...

Most are from Asia, but two are from Southeastern Europe, including the common lilac, S. vulgaris, from which the majority of the 1,600-plus known cultivars get part of their genetics.

We saw the Meyer lilac, littleleaf lilac, Japanese tree lilac, nodding lilac, common lilac, cutleaf lilac, early lilac, Persian lilac and more. The information that came about all of these ...

Most lilac species come from Asia, while the common lilac hails from eastern Europe. Other springtime flowers blooming at the arboretum in May include crabapple trees and rhododendrons.