What is a lilac?

There is an ongoing disagreement as to what Lilacs are. Trees, shrubs, bushes..... We all agree they are pretty and smell beautiful. But what are they?! Or is it possible there are all different types, depending on size or species of the %26quot;plant%26quot;?





Thanks for your help guys and gals!

What is a lilac?
My Lilac in Norfolk is 15 ft high, so it to me is a tree, however, my Pieris Forest Flame bush here in Norfolk is 3ft but in my other home in Cumbria I have one that is over 9 ft high. Both same age and same supplier, must be the area and soil etc.
Reply:it%26#039;s a colour which is sort or purple but more to the paler sort of purple.





And it%26#039;s a bush/flower which is lilac sort of colour
Reply:they are a shrub the size of a big tree%26quot;+)


There are all kinds,some double flowered,all different colours.and best of ALL THEY SMELL,MMMMMMMMMMMMMBEAUTIFUL. By most accounts, there are over one thousand varieties of lilacs. That%26#039;s right, over one thousand varieties! Lilacs originate in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. There are also a large variety of Asian Lilacs.








Lilac lovers enjoy a wide range of colors, sizes and types of blooms. The most common Lilac colors are %26quot;Lilac%26quot;, lavender, white, pink, blue, and purple. There is single and double petal varieties. Bushes can grow tall, as much as 30 feet. And, there are dwarf sizes which only grow about three feet high.








The largest collection of them in one place is Highland Park in Rochester, N.Y. which boasts over 500 varieties.
Reply:This is a widely cultivated European shrub (Syringa vulgaris) of the olive family that has cordate ovate leaves and large panicles of fragrant pinkish-purple or white flowers. It can be a tree or shrub congeneric with the lilac.
Reply:The definitions of what is a tree vs a shrub or bush is kind of fuzzy.





In general, if it is tall and has only one trunk it is a tree (but multi-trunked birch trees are still called trees, and a waist-high Japanese cut-leaf maple might be considered a shrub rather than a tree).





If it has several trunks and is under 20 feet tall and over about three feet it fits in the category of shrub.





If it has several trunks or main shoots and is 10 feet or less it fits in the bush category.





So you can see that there is a lot of overlap.
Reply:Its a purple flower.
Reply:The lilac is a bush.But since a bush and a shrub are basically the same thing, it can be either or.A bush is defined as a low shrub with many branches. A shrub is defined as a woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems arising from the base and lacking a single trunk
Reply:lilac bush
Reply:bush
Reply:It%26#039;s a bush that my parents would make me break a branch off so they could spank me when I was young. You will never see one in my yard, ever.
Reply:I buy them from my wholesaler who lists them as a shrub!


Did you know it%26#039;s unlucky to have them indoors though?



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