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Chinese Lilac

Syringa x chinensis

Oleaceae

Growth Habit

Shrub

Description

Graceful, broad-spreading, round topped shrub with arching branches; more delicate, and more profuse in flower than S. vulgaris. Flowers purple-lilac, fragrant, borne in mid May in large and loose 4-6"longpanicles. Plants 8-15' tall and as wide. One of the more handsome hybrid lilacs.

Source of plant

Weston Nurseries

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

fragrance