Syringa josikaea capsule, splitting in two to release the two winged seeds. Growing conditions allow for cool to temperate climate and are fully frost hardy. The plant also grows in full sun to semi shade. Despite its continental European origin, it has proved to be surprisingly successful when cultivated in the oceanic extremes of northwestern Europe on the Faroe Islands and in arctic northern Norway north to Kirkenes. It has hybridised in cultivation with the closely related "Syringa komarowii" from China; the hybrid is named "Syringa × josiflexa". Syringa josikaea Syringa josikaea, the Hungarian lilac, is a species of lilac, native to
Flowering Orchards an intensity through their pairing. Mancoff says of flowering trees and this work, "In his flowering trees, Vincent attained a sense of spontaneity, freeing himself from the strict self-analytical approach he took in Paris. In "Almond Tree in Blossom," Vincent used the light, broken strokes of impressionism and the dabs of colour of divisionism for a sparkling surface effect. The distinctive contours of the tree and its position in the foreground recall the formal qualities of Japanese prints." The southern region and the flowering trees seems to have awakened Van Gogh from his doldrums into a state of clear direction,