Pocahontas Canadian Lilac
Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Pocahontas'
Extend the lilac season with this extremely hardy, early blooming variety. Deep maroon-purple buds open to fragrant, deep violet blooms 7 to 10 days before common lilac varieties in early May. Deciduous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | si-RING-ga hi-a-SIN-thi-floh-ra |
| Key feature: | Fragrant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 12, 14 - 16, 18 - 22 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 10 ft. high and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Windbreak, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7219 |
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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
Here is an early blooming lilac to include in the sunny mixed border or as an informal hedge. The fragrant flowers are a wonderful addition to indoor arrangements, so be sure to plant it where you can reach the branches.
Extend the lilac season with this extremely hardy, early blooming variety. Deep maroon-purple buds open to fragrant, deep violet blooms 7 to 10 days before common lilac varieties in early May. 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
Here is an early blooming lilac to include in the sunny mixed border or as an informal hedge. The fragrant flowers are a wonderful addition to indoor arrangements, so be sure to plant it where you can reach the branches.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | si-RING-ga hi-a-SIN-thi-floh-ra |
| Key feature: | Fragrant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 12, 14 - 16, 18 - 22 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 10 ft. high and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Spreading |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Windbreak, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 7219 |
