Lilac in its family has 28 types and almost one and a half thousand hybrids. All of them are distinguished by color and terry, flower size and flowering time. The most late-flowering variety of this plant is the Amur lilac with a fragrant smell and small creamy flowers, collected in fairly large inflorescences.
This variety grows in mixed forests in the Far East and Northeast China. It can be found in Siberian reserves. Amur lilac grows mainly in the valleys of small rivers, on rich and well-moistened soils.
This multi-stemmed tree has a spreading, dense crown and reaches ten meters in natural conditions.
In adults, the trunk bark has a dark gray, sometimes dark brown shade with whitish lentils, and young shoots of
red-brown color are very reminiscent of cherry. Amur lilac, the photo of which proves its special beauty during the flowering period, has leaves reaching up to eleven centimeters. When they bloom, they are first greenish-purple, in the summer they turn dark green with a light back side, and in the fall they turn into orange-yellow or purple.
Amur lilac blooms three weeks later than the ordinary variety. The process lasts almost 20 days. Its small, slightly creamy or white flowers smell of honey. They stand on short pedicels, collected in paniculate wide inflorescences, reaching up to 25 centimeters in length.
This plant has average shoot formation. Amur lilac begins to bloom and bear fruit from the age of nine. Among other characteristics, its frost resistance and resistance to dust and air pollution are noted , so the bush calmly tolerates urban conditions.
Due to its beautiful foliage, as well as late and quite long flowering and aromatic smell, Amur lilac has been widely used in cities and towns in many gardens. Designers plant bushes as living fences and various compositions, including as single plantings.
One of the most common varieties of Amur lilac is the codcake variety with strong wood. It is because of it that the plant received such a non-standard
name for the
flower. Its raw firewood burns with a characteristic crack, scattering coals and sparks several meters around.
This lilac is widely used to cover unsightly walls and buildings, since it grows very much and covers with itself what should be hidden from prying eyes.
Blooming, Amur crackler lilac fills the garden with honey fragrance. In addition, it creates coolness and moisturizes the air around. Her beauty during this period literally suppresses all other plants in the garden, and when the bush fades, it begins to delight the eye with its constantly changing color scheme.
The best neighbors for Amur lilacs are those that will harmoniously emphasize its external attractiveness. This is cotoneaster, some types of barberry, maple, apple tree, henomeles.
A very successful combination of landscape designers consider the composition of lilac with coniferous low plants. Today in many gardens you can find its standard variety, planted around the perimeter of open terraces, sitting on which you can enjoy the wonderful smell and amazing view of this plant.