| Common Lilac | |
| Lilac | |
| French Lilac |
| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Annual Other |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 13 +15.6 °C (60 °F) to +21.1 °C (70 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a Zone 12 |
| Leaves: | Good fall color |
| Flowers: | Showy Nocturnal Other |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Russet Yellow |
| Flower Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Year Round |
| Inflorescence Type: | Thyrse |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Uses: | Groundcover Suitable for miniature gardens |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Corms |
| Pollinators: | Flies Bats |
| Containers: | Preferred depth |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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| Posted by Catmint20906 (Maryland - Zone 7a) on Aug 1, 2014 3:48 PM gi [ Reply to this comment | |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| What a beautiful photo by vic | Jan 26, 2012 3:57 PM | 2 |
| Oh I can just smell it!! by Dutchlady1 | Apr 21, 2012 11:56 AM | 4 |
| ŠeŘÍk by bamira | Sep 19, 2014 10:08 AM | 1 |
| Pruning and other observations by jsf67 | Jan 29, 2017 12:53 PM | 0 |
| Cat with red t-shirt by webesemps | Jun 28, 2017 8:58 PM | 23 |
| Update by Paintedtrillium | May 30, 2022 2:47 PM | 0 |
| Beautiful Lilac by Paintedtrillium | Jun 2, 2022 7:13 AM | 2 |
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