‘Lilac Sunday’
- Scientific Name
- Syringa × chinensis 'Lilac Sunday'
The Arnold Arboretum introduced a lilac called ‘Lilac Sunday’ in 1997. This garden favorite can produce clusters of flowers that are more than two feet long.
Plants
Background
The Arnold Arboretum’s living collections are celebrated as some of the most comprehensive and best documented of their kind. Its rich holdings include temperate ligneous plants from around the world. Many of the plants originate from collecting expeditions, others derive from horticultural experimentation, and some were existing vegetation when the Arboretum was founded in 1872. Each of these plants—over 15,000 in all—has a story to tell, and they are preserved as both scientific and horticultural specimens to enrich our understanding of biodiversity through the institution’s research, education, and outreach efforts.
Sections
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- Plant Conservation →
- Collection Statistics →
- Collections Management →
- Landscape and Collections Care →
- Greenhouse and Growing →
- Campaign for the Living Collections →
- Spontaneous Flora →
- Arboretum Explorer Interactive Map →
- Plant Search →
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- Herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum →
Plant Bios
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Bigleaf Magnolia
- Scientific Name
- Magnolia macrophylla ssp. macrophylla
Bearing the largest simple leaves and flowers of any temperate species in North America, bigleaf magnolia is a striking native of the Southeastern United States. Its exotic foliage, fragrant flowers, and showy fruit make it a popular specimen tree in gardens and arboreta.
Collections
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Today's Walks
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Our self-guided walks are a great way to learn more about our trees and plants from home or as you stroll through the landscape. Forge a deeper connection with the Arnold Arboretum's collections as well as the plants you encounter in your daily life. Explore further with the Expeditions mobile app to hear stories about botany, horticulture, conservation, and Arboretum history through photos, text, and audio segments.
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Director's TourExperience the Arnold Arboretum’s world-class Living Collections from Director Ned Friedman’s perspective. Click here to see this tour on Arb Explorer.
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Michael Dosmann Keeper's TourTake a walk with Michael Dosmann, the Keeper of the Arboretum’s Living Collections. Click here to see this tour on Arb Explorer.
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Dove tree (Davidia involucrata). Explorers Garden TourThis quarter-mile tour through the Explorers Garden features stories from the Arboretum’s century and a half of collecting plants around the world. Click here to take this tour on Expeditions, the Arboretum’s mobile app.
Expeditions Unveiled
See more expeditions →A NACPEC Expedition in North America
Exploring the botanical diversity of Appalachia with international collaborators
