General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
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
Awards and Recognitions: Other: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal 1996; 2000 Theodore Klein Plant Award Winner of the University of Kentucky Nursery & Landscape Program
Child plants: one child plant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Ivory Silk®
Cultivar name: 'Ivory Silk'
Common names
  • Japanese Tree Lilac
  • Lilac

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Location: Willow Valley Communities, Spring Run, Willow Street, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2019-05-30
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2016-06-28
Location: Willow Valley Communities, Spring Run, Willow Street, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2019-05-30
Location: Southern Maine
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-10-20
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