Common names:
Common Lilac
Lilac
French Lilac

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4a
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Inflorescence Type: Umbel
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Various insects
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

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