Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Zones 3–7perennial96" tall🐝 pollinator
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Peak bloom: May
How to plant
Plant in fall or early spring. Intensely fragrant 2–3 week bloom. Prune right after flowering — lilacs bloom on old wood.
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Spacing
- 72" between plants
- Mature height
- 96"
- Row placement
- back of bed
From authoritative sources
Aggregated from USDA PLANTS and USA National Phenology Network.
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