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Lavender Lady Lilac

Syringa vulgaris 'Lavender Lady'

Sku #7215

One of the best lilacs for warm winter areas, Lavender Lady produces spectacular clusters of fragrant lavender flowers in any part of the country, even without winter chill! Blooms mid-season, typically in mid-May. Open branched, upright form is useful as a hedge, screen or accent. Tolerates mild, periodic drought when established. Deciduous.

  • Light Needs
    Partial to full sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Key Feature
Feature
Fragrant Spring Flowers
Light Needs
Feature
Partial to full sun
Landscape Uses
Feature
Border, Cutting Garden, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Urban Garden, Windbreak, Woodland Garden
Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
Botanical Pronunciation:sih-REEN-gah vul-GAIR-iss
Plant type:Shrub
Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
Sunset climate zones:1 - 11, 14, 32 - 45
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Quickly reaches 12 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide.
Special features:Easy Care, Fast Growing, Low Chill Requirement
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Spring
Flower color:Purple
Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
Garden styleCottage, Rustic
Design IdeasPlant this Lilac back of the border, where it will burst with fragrant spring flowers - blooming without winter chill - then recede back while other later blooming plants take over.
Companion PlantsBoxwood (Buxus); Peony (Paeonia); Black-Eyed-Susan (Rudbeckia); Coneflower (Echinacea); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus)
Care
Care Information
Thrives in well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soils. Needs good air circulation. Water deeply, regularly in the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; increase frequency again before and during spring bloom period. Fertilize in early spring. Prune after flowering.Pruning time: late spring to early summer, after flowering.
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