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
  • Peking Lilac
  • Chinese Tree Lilac
  • Lilac

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Location: also sold as Syringa ligustrina pekinensis pendula
Date: c. 1888
illustration from the 1888 catalog, Shady Hill nurseries, Cambrid
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: c. 1888
illustration from the 1888 catalog, Shady Hill nurseries, Cambrid

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