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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
4 to 5 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
5 to 7 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Blooms on old wood
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
Purple
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Butterflies
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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| Miscellaneous: |
Monoecious
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| Awards and Recognitions: |
RHS AGM
Other
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| Child plants: |
6 child plants |
- Meyer Lilac
- Downy Lilac
- Lilac
- Dwarf Korean Lilac
- Accepted: Syringa pubescens subsp. pubescens
- Synonym: Syringa meyeri
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Mar 5, 2019 8:26 PM concerning plant:
This 'Palibin' cultivar of the Dwarf Korean or Meyer Lilac is the one that is really sold fairly commonly in the conventional nursery trade in the Midwestern and Eastern US. It is a rounded bush form with tiny rounded leaves to 1.75 inches long. It usually blooms in mid-May with its pinkish-purple small flower clusters that are fragrant, but not really sweetly fragrant like the Common Lilac. I have seen it used as a sheared hedge that works out well with its slender twigs. The mother species comes from northern China, but it is only known in cultivation.
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| AndreA33 |
On April 10, 2015 |
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Lidl |
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