Syringa oblata Syringa oblata Syringa oblata is a species in the genus "Syringa", in the family Oleaceae. It is also known as early blooming lilac or broadleaf lilac. Similar to "Syringa vulgaris", but flowers earlier and has very different leaves. Most commonly seen lilac species in China. Gravelly mountains, roadsides, stream banks, thickets, valleys, and woods. 100-2600m altitude. China: Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, and northwest Sichuan provinces. Korea: Throughout. Widely cultivated in most areas of China. Many hybrids are cultivated throughout Europe and the Americas, including numerous cultivars of "S." X "hyacinthiflora". "Oblata"
Syringa, Idaho Syringa, Idaho Syringa (pronounced \sə-ˈriŋ-gə\) is an unincorporated town in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The town is named for the shrub which grows in the area [Philadelphus lewisii], and is the Idaho State Flower. It is in the Pacific Time Zone, (-8 UTC). The climate is mild with an average precipitation of over 25 inches per year. The town lies at the base of the Clearwater Mountains, a subset of the Rocky Mountains, along the banks of the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River (MFCR). The area is on the edge of the Idaho Batholith, though Columbia River Basalt