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Introduction: All lilacs belong to the genus Syringa, derived from the Greek word ‘syrinx’, meaning a pipe or flute. In Greek mythology, Syrinx was a nymph who turned into a reed to hide from Pan. Pan used the reed to make the first flute. Lilac wood, along with its hollow-stemmed relative mock orange, was used to make pipes, and so Pipe-privet and Blew Pipe-tree (or Blue Pipe-tree) were also early lilac names. Mayflower, Duck's bills (for the appearance of the seed pods), or Blue Ash are all traditional British names for the Lilac. |
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