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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Plant Spread: 6 feet'
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • French Lilac
  • Lilac
Also sold as:
  • 'Chas Joly'

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Location: Warren, Vermont
Date: 2023-05-31

Date: 2016-05-08
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: Denver Metro, CO
Date: 2012-04-28
The true magenta color had already faded when I took this picture
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: Mid June, 2009
Charles Joly w/spent blooms showing them as seeds
Location: My backyard in Allentown, PA
Date: 2016-04-01
Several days after budbreak on 1 April 2016.
Location: Denver Metro, CO
Date: 2010-04-28
Young Charles Joly plant, freshly planted.  About 2 years old
Comments:
  • Posted by scvirginia on Mar 20, 2019 3:57 PM concerning plant:
    This lilac was bred by Victor Lemoine, and introduced in 1896.
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Apr 14, 2014 12:33 PM concerning plant:
    A very leggy, tall lilac. Blooms are shorter lived than the "common purple." Smells not as strong, either. But beautiful deep wine-red blooms.
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