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Every Syringa variety, A to Z
The complete Syringa list, the genus most gardeners know as lilac — all 49 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Syringa hub instead.
B11
- Baby Kim LilacSyringa 'Baby Kim'
- Bailnce Ivory Silk Japanese Tree LilacSyringa reticulata 'Bailnce'
- Beach Party Lilac DuetSyringa x hyacinthiflora 'Beach Party Lilac Duet'
- Beauty of Moscow LilacSyringa vulgaris 'Beauty Of Moscow'
- Beijing Gold LilacSyringa pekinensis 'Zhang Zhiming'
- Betsy Ross LilacSyringa x oblata 'Betsy Ross'
- Bloomerang Dark Purple LilacSyringa x hybrida 'Bloomerang Dark Purple'
- Bloomerang Dwarf Purple LilacSyringa 'Bloomerang Dwarf Purple'
- Bloomerang Pink Perfume LilacSyringa x hybrida 'Bloomerang Ballet'
- Bloomerang Purpink LilacSyringa pubescens 'Bloomerang Purpink'
- Bloomerang Purple LilacSyringa penda
C9
- China Snow Pekin LilacSyringa pekinensis 'Morton'
- Chinese LilacSyringa x chinensis 'Lilac Sunday'
- Chinese LilacSyringa x chinensis
- Chinese Lilac 'Albert F Holden'Syringa x chinensis 'Albert F Holden'
- Chinese Lilac 'Congo'Syringa x chinensis 'Congo'
- Chinese Lilac 'Royalty'Syringa x chinensis 'Royalty'
- Chinese Tree LilacSyringa pekinensis 'Great Wall'
- Common LilacSyringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'
- Common Lilac 'Agincourt Beauty'Syringa x chinensis 'Agincourt Beauty'
D2
- Donald Wyman LilacSyringa vulgaris 'Donald Wyman'
- Dwarf Korean LilacSyringa meyeri 'Palibin'
E1
- Early LilacSyringa x oblata
H1
- Hyacinth LilacSyringa x hyacinthiflora
I1
- Ivory Silk Japanese Tree LilacSyringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
J3
- James Macfarlane LilacSyringa x hyacinthiflora 'James Macfarlane'
- Japanese Tree LilacSyringa reticulata
- Josee lilacSyringa x villosa 'Josee'
L5
- Late LilacSyringa x villosa
- LilacSyringa vulgaris
- Lilac Dark PurpleSyringa x hybrida 'Dark Purple'
- Little Lady LilacSyringa 'Jeflady'
- Ludwig Spaeth LilacSyringa vulgaris 'Ludwig Spaeth'
M6
- Madame Lemoine LilacSyringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'
- Meyer LilacSyringa meyeri
- Minuet Preston LilacSyringa x chinensis 'Minuet'
- Miss Canada LilacSyringa x prestoniae 'Miss Canada'
- Miss Kim LilacSyringa x hyacinthiflora 'Miss Kim'
- Monge Common LilacSyringa vulgaris 'Monge'
N1
- New Age White LilacSyringa vulgaris 'New Age'
P3
- Pocahontas LilacSyringa x hyacinthiflora 'Pocahontas'
- President Grevy LilacSyringa vulgaris 'President Grevy'
- President Lincoln Common LilacSyringa vulgaris 'President Lincoln'
S3
- Scentara Pura LilacSyringa x hyacinthiflora 'Scentara Pura'
- Sensation LilacSyringa x hyacinthiflora 'Sensation'
- Summer Storm Japanese Tree LilacSyringa reticulata 'Summer Storm'
V1
- Virtual Violet LilacSyringa 'Virtual Violet'
W1
- White Common LilacSyringa vulgaris 'Alba'
Y1
- Yankee Doodle LilacSyringa x prestoniae 'Yankee Doodle'
Syringa list questions
How many Syringa varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 49 distinct Syringa varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Syringa varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Syringa varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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