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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 8 to 10 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: White
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • French Lilac
  • Lilac

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Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Date: 2016-04-30
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-04-24

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