General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Fragrant
Nocturnal
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late fall or early winter
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Wind
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • Lilac
Also sold as:
  • ‘Katharine Havemeyer’
  • ‘Katharina Havemeyer’
  • ‘Katherina Havemeyer’
  • ‘Katharine Havemeyere’
  • ‘Katherine Havermeyer’
  • ‘Katharine Mavemeyer’
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SkirtGardener - Central Pennsylvania, gradually relocating to upstate NY; was zone 5a (Zone 6a) On Sep 11, 2020 Obtained plant
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