Lilac

Flower clusters have an intoxicating perfume and attract butterflies. Delightful and heady, bring these blooms inside for a bouquet and let the fragrance permeate the room. A good shrub for screening, hedging, accent or specimen.

Companion Plants

Butterfly Bush

Euonymus

Forsythia

Plant Details

Common name

Lilac
Botanical name

Syringa vulgaris
Variety

na
Zone

USDA Zone 3 (-40°F) to USDA Zone 7 (0°F).
Light

Sun
Height

10-20' (3-6 m)
Habit

Rounded
Feed

In spring
Water

1-2 times per week
Bloom Color

Mix
Bloom Time

Spring-summer
Maintenance

Apply mulch

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