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)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Other: Double
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies

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Common names
  • Lilac
  • Common Lilac

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Location: Southern Maine
Date: 29 May 2022
Beautiful!
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2016-05-26
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2016-06-01
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON, Canada
Date: 2014-06-05
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2007-05-22
- Muted tones in the evening.
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-05-31
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-05-26
- A huge cluster of bushes envelopes us with fragrance.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2007-05-16
- The Double Popcorn Pink Lilac
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-05-31
Location: Barnes Arboretum at Saint Joseph's University, Merion, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-04-26
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-06-10
Location: Barnes Arboretum at Saint Joseph's University, Merion, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-04-26
Location: Barnes Arboretum at Saint Joseph's University, Merion, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-04-26

Date: c. 1941
photo from the 1941 catalog, Lovett's Nursery, Little Silver, New
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-05-22
- Highlighted by the sun.
Comments:
  • Posted by scvirginia on Mar 20, 2019 5:51 PM concerning plant:
    This double Lilac was raised by Victor Lemoine, and introduced in 1891.
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Lilac Love!!!!! by MySecretIslandGarden Jun 2, 2022 7:25 AM 3

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