Hungarian Lilac               si-RING-ga jo-si-KIE-a

• Broadleaf deciduous shrub, 8-10 ft (2.4-3 m) tall with somewhat greater spread, arching, multi-stemmed.  Leaves opposite, simple, broad-elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 5-13 cm long, acute to acuminate, entire, dark green above, whitish below.  Flowers lilac-violet in loose clusters (panicles) that are 10-20 cm long, slightly fragrant; blooms in May-June.
• Sun.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 5               Native to Hungary.   Used in developing late flowering lilac hybrids.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: lower campus, on 11th St. (across from Dixon Lodge).