Editing Syringa (section)

== Description ==
[[File:Lilac Bush.jpg|thumbnail|Purple lilac bush]]
Lilacs are small [[tree]]s, ranging in size from {{convert|2|to|10|m}} tall, with stems up to {{convert|20|to|30|cm}} diameter. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite (occasionally in whorls of three) in [[Phyllotaxis|arrangement]], and their [[Leaf shape|shape]] is simple and heart-shaped to broad lanceolate in most species, but [[pinnate]] in a few species (e.g. ''S. protolaciniata'', ''S. pinnatifolia'').<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lilac {{!}} Description, Major Species, Varieties, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/plant/lilac |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Flowers ===
The [[flower]]s are produced in spring, each flower being {{convert|5|to|10|mm}} in diameter with a four-lobed [[Corolla (flower)|corolla]], the corolla tube narrow, {{convert|5|to|20|mm}} long; they are [[plant sexuality|monoecious]], with fertile [[stamen]]s and [[Gynoecium|stigma]] in each flower. The usual flower colour is a shade of purple (often a light purple or "[[lilac (color)|lilac]]"), but white, pale yellow and pink, and even a dark burgundy color are also found.

The flowers grow in large [[panicle]]s, and in several species have a strong fragrance. Flowering varies between mid spring to early summer, depending on the species.<ref name=foc/><ref name=fop/><ref name=grin/><ref name=rhs>{{cite book |editor-last=Huxley |editor-first= A. |date=1992 |title=New RHS Dictionary of Gardening |location=London, United Kingdom |publisher= Macmillan |isbn=0-333-47494-5}}</ref>  One particular cultivar, trademark ''Bloomerang'', first blooms in spring and then again late summer through fall.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://extension.umn.edu/trees-and-shrubs/lilacs#spring-through-fall-%28may---september%29-1923412 | title=Growing lilacs for Minnesota landscapes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''Syringa'' Bloomerang® Purple (Reblooming Lilac) {{!}} Lilac Bloomerang® Purple ''Syringa'' × 'Penda' |url=https://www.gardenia.net/plant/syringa-bloomerang-purple}}</ref>

=== Fruit ===
The [[fruit]] is a dry, brown [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]], splitting in two at maturity to release the two winged [[seed]]s.<ref name=foc/><ref name=fop/><ref name=grin/><ref name=rhs/>