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Lavender Lady Lilac

Lavender Lady Lilac

Syringa vulgaris 'Lavender Lady'

Item #7215 USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8

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Plant Description

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.

  • Overview
    Light Needs:
    Partial to full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
    Average Landscape Size:
    Quickly reaches 12 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide.
    Key Feature:
    Fragrant Spring Flowers
    Blooms:
    Spring
    Landscape Uses:
    Border, Cutting Garden, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Urban Garden, Windbreak, Woodland Garden
  • Detail
    Botanical Pronunciation:si-RING-ga vul-GAY-ris
    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.
    Light Needs:
    <strong>Partial Sun / Partial Shade</strong>: These two terms are often used interchangeably to mean 3-6 (or 4-6) hours of sunlight each day. However, there is a difference. <strong>Partial shade</strong> typically means the plants will appreciate a more gentle exposure such as the weaker morning or early afternoon sun, with the emphasis on providing the minimum needed shade and sheltering from intense late afternoon sun. <strong>Partial sun</strong> typically means the plants <u>need</u> some direct sun, so the emphasis is on meeting the required minimum hours of sunlight, with filtered sunlight or shade the balance of the day. Both are best with shelter from the harshest late afternoon sun. This shade could be provided by a structure, a wall, larger plants or tree(s).
    Partial to full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water needs: Moderate
    Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

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