Syringa × diversifolia
Hybrid species of lilac
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Syringa × diversifolia, commonly known as the varyleaf lilac, is a hybrid shrub of the genus Syringa.[1]
| Syringa × diversifolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Syringa |
| Species: | S. × diversifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Syringa × diversifolia Alfred Rehder. | |
Description
Syringa × diversifolia is a deciduous shrub that typically grows to a height of 1 to 1.8 m (3 ft 3 in to 5 ft 11 in). Leaves are mid green, and may be entire, or multi-lobed.[2] The name refers to the multiple shaped leaves on this lilac, one big leaf alongside two or three smaller leaves.[3] Panicles are fragrant, and are white to pale pink. S. × diversifolia flowers relatively early in comparison to other lilacs, often flowering mid-April at Kew, while most other lilacs flower in May.[4] The plant produces loculicidal capsules.
Distribution and habitat
Taxonomy
Syringa × diversifolia is a hybrid which arose at the Arnold Arboretum in 1929. Alfred Rehder, Arnold Arboretum taxonomist, noted that Syringa pinnatifolia seedlings showed that the flowers had been pollinated by a Syringa oblata growing nearby.[7]
The first clone produced, 'William H. Judd',[8] is noteworthy mainly because of its variable foliage, which may produce, entire, pinnatifid or three- to five-lobed leaves.[9][10]