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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 8-15 feet
Plant Spread: 6-12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Purple rimmed with white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Guardian plant
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • French Lilac
  • Lilac

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Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Date: 2021-06-04
Location: My Gardens
Date: April 29, 2016
Peak Bloom

Date: 2022-06-15
KODAK Digital Still Camera
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-05-31
There’s some variation in color of ‘Sensation’ lilacs per J
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-04-26
Location: charlottetown, pei, canada
Date: 2015-06
sensation lilac,and very fragrant too.
Location: Iowa
Location: My Garden Crescent City, California
Date: 2016-05-02
Second year in the ground....
Location: My Gardens
Date: April 29, 2016
Peak Bloom
Location: Maine
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Iowa
Date: 2018-05-08
Location: Maine
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 5/7/15
taken with full overcast in the early evening
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2024-05-04
Full shade
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 4000-05-22
Location: Bea's garden
Date: 2022
Location: Maine
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 5/7/15
taken with full overcast in the early evening
Location: the city Chomutov CZ
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-05-27
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 13, 2011
In Early Sunlight
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Date: 2017-04-27
6-mo. old plant
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-05-11
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-05-03
Location: Litchfield, NH
Date: May

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-05-18
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-05-18
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aspenhill On April 25, 2019 Obtained plant
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