Madame Antoine Buchner lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Antoine Buchner'
RHS AGM 2012
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
'Madame Antoine Buchner' lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Antoine Buchner') is a shrub for specimen planting, cottage gardens, pollinator 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. It blooms in early to late spring with fragrant flowers that draw butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Annabelle hydrangea, Little bluestem, and David garden phlox.