G13099 lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'G13099'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'G13099' lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'G13099') is a shrub for cut flowers, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It blooms in early to late spring with fragrant flowers. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit it, and it tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Phantom panicle hydrangea, Cytherea peony, and Cheerfulness daffodil.