lilac
Syringa oblata
USDA zones3 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 12 feet tall8 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Multi-trunked
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pinkish-lilac
- Foliage color
- Blue, gold/yellow, green, purple/lavender
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Lilac (Syringa oblata) is a shrub for borders, hedges, specimen planting, and cottage gardens. 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, sandy or loamy soil. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. It bears fragrant, pinkish-lilac flowers in early to late spring that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Pairs well with Kansas peony, Picture tulip, and Western sword fern.
Native range
China.