General Plant Information (Edit)
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)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 3,694 (Expired)
Parentage: Frank Paterson x Dr. Brethour
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • Lilac

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Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2024-05-20
Agincourt Beauty
Location: Highland Park, Rochester, NY
Date: 2016-05-13
Early spring
Location: Mid-Missouri, USA
Date: 2020-08-16
Arrived in April as a 4" starter and is now about 12"
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