Sensation lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 15 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Purple, single, white edged petals
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sensation' lilac (Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, hedges, 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 dry to moist soil of most types. The warm purple flowers have white edges and a strong fragrance. They open from early to late spring and draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Quick Fire panicle hydrangea, Goldsturm black-eyed Susan, Little Beauty tulip, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.