Height/Spread: Shrub to 5m[2][3] in height, spreading to 4m.[3]
Stems: Vigorous,[3] upright branches with robust branchlets[2] and stout shoots.[3] Bark is silver-grey and lenticellate.[2]
Leaves: Leaves are elliptic-oblong,[2][3] measuring 9cm[2] to 15cm[3] in length and 5cm in width, and are dark green and glabrous above and silvery-gray and slightly pubescent beneath when young.[2]
Flowers: Unpleasantly scented,[3] purple,[2] pale lilac,[3] or white[2] flowers are borne on upright,[3] terminal[2] panicles to 15cm long.[3] Tube measures 1cm in length; lobes short, valvate, linear-oblong, and hooded at the tips. Anthers protrude about halfway.[2] Flowers in early summer,[3] from May–June.[2]
Widely cultivated.[2][3] Notable cultivars include:[2]
'Aurea'
'Elegantissima'
'Variegata'
Etymology
Emodi is derived from the Sanskrithima, meaning 'snow' (Sanskrit hima-alaya, identifies the Himalayas as the 'abode of snow'). Syringa is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning 'pipe' or 'tube'. Named for the use of its hollow stems to make flutes. In Greek mythology, the nymph Syringa was changed into a reed.[5]
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