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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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 12-15 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • Lilac
Also sold as:
  • ‘Katharine Havemeyer’
  • ‘Katharina Havemeyer’
  • ‘Katherina Havemeyer’
  • ‘Katharine Havemeyere’
  • ‘Katherine Havermeyer’
  • ‘Katharine Mavemeyer’

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Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
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