Miss Kim Korean Lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim'
Deep purple buds open to abundant clusters of highly fragrant, lavender blue flowers. Blooms later than common lilac, extending the season. Deep green foliage is tinted burgundy in fall. This compact, upright selection has excellent resistance to powdery mildew. Performs well in warmer southern regions. Beautiful in borders, as an accent shrub or trained into topiary form. Deciduous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | si-RING-ga PAT-ew-la |
| Key feature: | Compact Habit |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 9, 14 - 16 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow grower to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide, slightly larger with age. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Landscape use: | Firescaping/Fire Wise |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7202 |
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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. Prompt removal of faded flowers before seed set will increase bloom the following year. Prune immediately after flowering. Pruning time: spring after flowering.
Design Ideas
A lilac with wonderful fragrance and good fall color needs to be planted where it can be admired three seasons of the year. The smaller-than-usual growth of this shrub makes it easy to place in the front of a border, or use as a low hedge along the drive or sidewalk.
Deep purple buds open to abundant clusters of highly fragrant, lavender blue flowers. Blooms later than common lilac, extending the season. Deep green foliage is tinted burgundy in fall. This compact, upright selection has excellent resistance to powdery mildew. Performs well in warmer southern regions. Beautiful in borders, as an accent shrub or trained into topiary form. 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. Prompt removal of faded flowers before seed set will increase bloom the following year. Prune immediately after flowering. Pruning time: spring after flowering.
Design Ideas
A lilac with wonderful fragrance and good fall color needs to be planted where it can be admired three seasons of the year. The smaller-than-usual growth of this shrub makes it easy to place in the front of a border, or use as a low hedge along the drive or sidewalk.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | si-RING-ga PAT-ew-la |
| Key feature: | Compact Habit |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 9, 14 - 16 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow grower to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide, slightly larger with age. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Landscape use: | Firescaping/Fire Wise |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7202 |
