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How to Grow

Water
Medium


Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.

Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun


3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun

Soil
Clay, Rich, Loam, pH 6.5-7

Heat Tolerant
77°F / 25°C

Cold Tolerant
37.4°F / 3°C
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May
Plant Type
Shrub, Herbaceous, Perennial
Lifespan
Perennial Zones 3-7
Plant Height
8-16 ft / 2.4-4.8 m
Flower
Panicles of fragrant blooms that come in lilac, blue, mauve, lavender, white, or pink.
Fruit
The fruit is a smooth, flattened, dry capsule that split open when ripe.
Benefits
Ornamental
Numerous panicles of fragrant flowers adorn the shrub and may be lilac, blue, mauve, lavender, white, or pink.
Attracts
Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Taxonomy
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Syringa