General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
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: 4 feet to 6 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet to 8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruiting Time: Winter
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: Lavender-white to Violet-purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Dwarf Korean Lilac
  • Lilac
  • Meyer Lilac
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Syringa pubescens subsp. pubescens
  • Synonym: Syringa meyeri

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Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-01
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 3, 2010
Small Florets, Powerful Fragrance
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 23, 2011
Fragrant Blooms
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON, Canada
Date: 2014-06-05
Location: Olympia, WA
Date: 5/21/2013
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 4000-05-22
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 4000-05-22
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
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EmmerDo25 On June 25, 2018 Transplanted
Bought 1 plants on Sat. and 1 more on Sun. Planted all the on Sun with 50/50/50 Fertilizer tree frog one
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