Felty Lilac

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Perennial

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Select Plus International Nursery

Description

Plants reach 8-9' in height; young shoots are thin, brownish, thinly pubescent; leaves oblong, ciliate, golden, turning green in the summer; flowers held in 15cm long and 12cm wide terminal, foliate panicles, the corolla violet, fragrant. Also called 'Aurea Tomentella' this plant is a chemically induced tetraploid.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5