General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
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)
Plant Height: 8.5 feet (in 25 years)
Plant Spread: 6.75 feet (in 25 years)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Dark reddish-purple
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Parentage: Sweet Charity x Pocahontas

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Common names
  • Lilac
  • Hybrid Lilac
  • Canadian Lilac
  • Early Flowering Lilac

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Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2019-03-29
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2019-03-29
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-29
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-29
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-29
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-29
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-04-29
Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jun 22, 2015 10:02 PM concerning plant:
    Introduced by the United States National Arboretum in 2006.
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