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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 11.5 feet (in 25 years)
Plant Spread: 13.5 feet (in 25 years)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Bluish-purple
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Parentage: Sweet Charity x Pocahontas

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Common names
  • Lilac

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-04-23
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Burlington, NC
Date: 2021-04-08
Location: My Garden, Washington State
Date: 2019-05-03
Location: Burlington, NC
Date: 2024-04-01
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jun 22, 2015 10:01 PM concerning plant:
    Introduced by the United States National Arboretum in 2006.
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