Syringa vulgaris Syringa vulgaris Syringa vulgaris (lilac or common lilac) is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the Balkan Peninsula, where it grows on rocky hills. This species is widely cultivated as an ornamental and has been naturalized in other parts of Europe (including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy), as well as much of North America. It is not regarded as an aggressive species, found in the wild in widely scattered sites, usually in the vicinity of past or present human habitations. "Syringa vulgaris" is a large deciduous shrub or multistemmed small tree, growing
Yerevan Botanical Garden that almost every plant species native to Armenia was represented in an area of approximately 16 hectares. At the same time, large rose and lily gardens were also created. In addition, there were more regions represented: the Caucasus, North America, Europe, Siberia and East Asia. The majority of the species in the collection belong to the plant families Cupressaceae, Pinaceae, Fabaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Oleaceae and Rosaceae, and the genera Juniperus, Quercus, Syringa and Clematis are particularly well represented. Plants grown in the park which are typical of the Caucasus include Quercus castaneifolia, Hedera helix, Corylus colurna, Juniperus sabina, Parrotia persica, and