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Common Purple Lilac

Common Purple Lilac  

Syringa vulgaris| Zones 3-7 | Soil: Widely Adaptable

The common lilac is an old-fashioned, long-lives, and well-loved lilac best known for its fragrant flowers.  It is extremely hardy and thrives with little care.  Flowers bloom in May.  TR* = Transplants (larger bushes and roots)

Villosa Lilac

Purple Villosa Lilac (Late Blooming)  

Syringa villosa | Zones 3-7 | Soil: Widely Adaptable

The Villosa Lila is a native shrub of China and has a zone 3-7 for planting in the U.S. It is a smaller lilac than the native lilacs. It is somewhat slow growing especially if no weed and grass control is used around newly planted plants. One of the nice things about this plant is that it does not spread by roots suckers as the native lilacs do. Blooms in June after all frosts.  TR* = Transplants (larger bushes and roots)

White Lilac

White Lilac    

Syringa vulgaris| Zones 3-7 | Soil: Widely Adaptable 

This common lilac cultivate  is an upright shrub with single white flowers arranged in  pyramidal clusters.  They have a sweet fragrant white flower which appear in May.