Declaration Lilac
Syringa x 'Declaration'
This outstanding cultivar from the U.S. National Arboretum has large, dramatic clusters of deep reddish-purple, fragrant flowers and blooms 7 to 10 days earlier than common Lilacs. Useful as a flowering informal screen, background shrub or specimen. A nice cut flower for a fragrant bouquet. Deciduous.
| Key feature: | Fragrant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 6 to 8 ft. tall and 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2842 |
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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: late winter or early spring.
This outstanding cultivar from the U.S. National Arboretum has large, dramatic clusters of deep reddish-purple, fragrant flowers and blooms 7 to 10 days earlier than common Lilacs. Useful as a flowering informal screen, background shrub or specimen. A nice cut flower for a fragrant bouquet. 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: late winter or early spring.
| Key feature: | Fragrant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 6 to 8 ft. tall and 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 2842 |
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