Species: Syringa x chinensis

(si-ring'gah chi-nen'sis)

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Size: Shrub > 8 feet

Height: 8' - 15' (equal spread)

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: large broad-spreading, graceful shrub

Ornamental Other: full sun for best flowers

Light: Full sun

Hardy To Zone: Any

Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Environmental Other: fragrant purple lilac flowers in May; dark green leaves

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

borers, leaf miners, scale, leaf and twig blights; less susceptible to mildew than S. vulgaris

hybrid between S. persica x S. vulgaris; transplant B & B or from container

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Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil