General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Plant Height: |
8 - 12 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
6 - 10 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Blooms on old wood
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| Flower Color: |
Lavender
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
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| Uses: |
Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Cut Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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Posted by
chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Jan 18, 2012 1:34 PM concerning plant:
Preston Lilac (Syringa x prestoniae 'Donald Wyman') blooms two to three weeks later than most lilacs and will have a high bloom count even when planted in part-shade.
Although not the most sweetly fragrant of the lilacs in my gardens, this plant is continuously loaded with butterflies when it's in bloom! I've actually observed them sitting on an unopened bloom spike as if they're perfectly content to wait for buds to open, while appearing to be totally oblivious to anything else in bloom. Hummingbirds arriving from southerly locales also stake an early claim on this shrub and will furiously safeguard it from others; sometimes even "protecting" it from me!
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