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: 8-12 feet
Plant Spread: 8-12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Guardian plant
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • French Lilac
  • Common Lilac
  • Lilac

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Location: Massachusetts 
Date: 2020-05-10
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Date: 2016-04-30
Location: Wilmington, DE
Date: 2012-04-16
President Lincoln.
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-04-12
Closeup of the buds before they open.
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Date: 2016-04-30
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-04-12
Closeup of the buds before they open.

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