Marie Frances lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Marie Frances'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 7 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Shrimp pink
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Marie Frances' lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Marie Frances') is a shrub for cottage gardens, specimens, hedges, 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. Shrimp pink flowers open in early to late spring and smell sweet, and bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit them. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Phantom panicle hydrangea, Cheerfulness daffodil, Hosta, and Spiked speedwell.