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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
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • Lilac
  • French Lilac

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-04-18
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-03-20
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-03-20
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-03-20
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-04-18
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2010-04-04
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-05-11
"Syringa vulgaris var. alba, 2018 photo, White Lilac, , USDA Hard
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-04-18
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-05-11
"Syringa vulgaris var. alba, 2018 photo, White Lilac, , USDA Hard
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