''Syringa'' × ''persica'', the Persian lilac, is a hybrid, thought to originate from a cross of
''Syringa'' × ''laciniata'' and ''S. afghanica''. More compact than common lilacs, it grows up to and spreads about . Persian lilac prefers warmer winter climates (
hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...
s 5–9) than many species of
lilac
''Syringa'' is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering plant, flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and wid ...
. Its hybrid with
S. vulgaris, the common lilac, is ''S. x chinensis'', sometimes called Rouen lilac.
This is a different plant than ''
Melia azedarach
''Melia azedarach'', commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, or white cedar, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native ...
'', also sometimes called Persian lilac.
References
* Flora of Pakistan:
Syringa × persica'
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Flora of Iran
Hybrid plants
persica Persica may be:
* Persica (Ctesias), a lost historical work
* Persica, a subgenus of plants
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