Miss Canada Lilac
Syringa x prestoniae 'Miss Canada'
Extend the lilac season with this extremely hardy, late blooming variety. Reddish buds and rosy-pink flowers appear on new spring growth after common lilac varieties. Adapts well to warmer climates. Deciduous.
| Key feature: | Fragrant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 11, 14 - 16 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 6 to 12 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Windbreak |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7189 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Increase watering before spring bloom. Prune after flowering. Pruning time: spring after flowering.
Design Ideas
This late-blooming lilac has a lovely, spreading form, and is a fine addition to the mixed border in full sun. A fine background plant for green foliage in the growing season an bright color in spring. Great for breaking up a long wall or fence line. Use in foundation planting for seasonal accent. Makes a truly striking informal hedge.
Companion Plants
Use an evergreen for good contrast of form and a solid backdrop to this deciduous shrub. Holmstrup Eastern Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup') or the taller Masonic Arborviate (Thuja occidentalis 'Masonic') are both good choices. Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue') is a good companion that blooms early spring.
History
This group of 20th century hybrids was developed by Isabella Preston at the Central Experimental Farm, Division of Horticulture at Ottawa, Canada. In 1920 she crossed S. villosa and S. reflexa, the latter among the seedlings produced by E. H. Wilson at the Arnold Arboretum. It was derived from seed gathered in a recent collecting trip to China. Of the 300 seedlings, the best were selected and deemed S. x prestoniae hybrids.
Lore
The lilac genus contains about 30 species, most of them native to eastern Asia and the Himalayas.
Extend the lilac season with this extremely hardy, late blooming variety. Reddish buds and rosy-pink flowers appear on new spring growth after common lilac varieties. Adapts well to warmer climates. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Increase watering before spring bloom. Prune after flowering. Pruning time: spring after flowering.
Design Ideas
This late-blooming lilac has a lovely, spreading form, and is a fine addition to the mixed border in full sun. A fine background plant for green foliage in the growing season an bright color in spring. Great for breaking up a long wall or fence line. Use in foundation planting for seasonal accent. Makes a truly striking informal hedge.
Companion Plants
Use an evergreen for good contrast of form and a solid backdrop to this deciduous shrub. Holmstrup Eastern Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup') or the taller Masonic Arborviate (Thuja occidentalis 'Masonic') are both good choices. Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue') is a good companion that blooms early spring.
History
This group of 20th century hybrids was developed by Isabella Preston at the Central Experimental Farm, Division of Horticulture at Ottawa, Canada. In 1920 she crossed S. villosa and S. reflexa, the latter among the seedlings produced by E. H. Wilson at the Arnold Arboretum. It was derived from seed gathered in a recent collecting trip to China. Of the 300 seedlings, the best were selected and deemed S. x prestoniae hybrids.
Lore
The lilac genus contains about 30 species, most of them native to eastern Asia and the Himalayas.
| Key feature: | Fragrant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 11, 14 - 16 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 6 to 12 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Windbreak |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7189 |
