General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
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)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Marechal Foch'
  • 'Maréchal Foch'

Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • Lilac

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Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: 2024-04-20
Syringa vulgaris 'Marchal Foch'
Location: Tyler Arboretum, Media, PA
Date: 2016-04-30
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-04-24
Location: Tyler Arboretum, Media, PA
Date: 2016-04-30
Location: Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-04-24

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