Common Lilac - Syringa vulgaris

Common Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

This selection is the benchmark of spring fragrance, no other hardy shrub delivers the same intensity of sweet scent combined with Zone 3 reliability and the ability to grow into a multi-generational specimen.

  • Sweetly fragrant single flowers range in colour from lavender to white, the classic lilac scent
  • Dark green leaves take on burgundy or bronze tones as they drop in fall
  • Naturally upright, oval habit develops into a substantial multi-stemmed specimen over decades
  • Hardy to Zone 3, one of the most cold-tolerant of all fragrant flowering shrubs
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Dry, Well-drained, Moist
Hardiness Zone
3 – 7
Mature Height (meters)
3.0 – 4.0
Mature Spread (meters)
1.8 – 2.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Purple
Foliage Colour
Blue-green
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinator Friendly
Attracts Birds
Fragrant
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Plant syringa in a well-drained soil with medium moisture, in full sun. To ensure blooms for the following year, any necessary pruning should be done soon after flowering.

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