Lilac Common

Common Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

An old-fashioned homestead favorite, perfuming the air with fragrance in early spring from upright panicles of lilac-pink flowers; upright, bushy habit, quite leggy, suckers profusely, makes a great tall and dense hedge

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SKU: 900625 Categories: All Trees & Shrubs, Attracts Pollinators, Hedges & Screening, Trees & Shrubs Tags: Deciduous, foundation plant, shrub, tree

Features and Growing Tips

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Landscape Qualities

Common Lilac is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Planting and Growing

and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years., Common Lilac will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 9 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun

Deer Resistant

Keep moisture level dry to moist

Mature Size 12'Hx9'W

Cutflower Favorite

Flowers are lilac with strong fragrance

Flowers in mid spring

Attracts butterflies

Zone 2a

Likes average to moist soil

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