Ludwig Spaeth lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Ludwig Spaeth'
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
'Ludwig Spaeth' lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Ludwig Spaeth') is a shrub for specimen plantings, hedges, cottage gardens, and cut flowers. 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. Fragrant blooms open from early to late spring and attract bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Red twig dogwood, Cheerfulness daffodil, David garden phlox, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.