But the dwarf Korean lilac, Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim' grows to about 5 feet high and wide and fits well into the border.

I would bet lilac grew in the Garden of Eden. Captivated by Syringa’s beauty, Pan, the god of the forests and fields and sensual pandemonium, chased Syringa through the forest.

For that reason we have had to turn our attention to those lilac species that can handle the heat and Syringa patula "Miss Kim" (si-RING-ga PAT-u-la) has been one of the best choices.

A standard Lilac ‘Palibin’ reaches around five feet at maturity and when grown in a container is best planted in fertile, loam based compost such as John Innnes no 3, to sustain it over a long ...

Phylogenetic relationships and genomic compatibility were compared for 60 accessions of Syringa using chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) and nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) markers. A total of 669 cpDNA variants, ...