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
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • Lilac
Also sold as:
  • 'Léon Gambetta'
  • 'Leo Gambetta'

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Location: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Date: 2017-04-30
Cloudy day
Location: Poznań Botanical Garden of the University of Adama Mickiewicza, Poland
Date: 2022-05-10

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