Common Lilac Flowering Plant Close up at the Common Lilac scientifically known as Syringa vulgaris blossoms of the bush blooming, a plant famous for its scent, as seen in Thessaloniki. The blossoming Lilacs is a species of the flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native in Greece and the Balkan Peninsula with pink, purple and violet colors of the flower petals. In Greece, the common name is Pashalia that is translated as the Easter Flower that blossoms in the Spring. Thessaloniki, Greece on April 22, 2022 Thessaloniki Greece