Dwarf varieties, ideal for small spaces.
Bloomerang purple lilac (Syringa 'Bloomerang') Hardy to zone 3a. Four to five feet tall and wide. A true lilac lover’s lilac. While traditional lilac varieties bloom for a few short weeks in spring, Bloomerang's fragrant flowers continue until frost. Bloomerang blooms in spring, and after a brief rest period in the heat of summer, it then bursts forth again with blooms throughout the summer and into the fall. This compact, mounded variety fits easily into any landscape, and is ideal as a founda- tion planting or as part of a mixed border.
Dwarf Korean lilac (Syringa Meyerii 'Palabin' or Syringa patula 'Miss Kim') Hardy to zone 3a. Three feet tall and four feet wide. Clean and compact. Dwarf Korean grows as a compact, dense, uniform rounded shrub with a very clean and neat branching habit. The leaves are much smaller than a regular lilac and are a rich, dark green. Blooms start off as reddish purple buds opening into pale pink blossoms. The profuse blooms of a healthy shrub can fill a yard with their wonderful fragrance on a warm, still day. The plant is very low maintenance and easily adapts to many soil conditions. While this plant will also re-bloom later in the summer, the second bloom is not as profuse as the first. These plants make excellent hedges and take very well to being pruned.
Tall lilac varieties to make a statement.
Donald Wyman lilac (Syringa 'Donald Wyman'). Hardy to zone 2. 10 feet high and eight feet wide. Many consider this variety to be the finest of all the lilacs. The plant features upright panicles of pink- ish-purple flowers that have a light scent. 'Donald Wyman' makes an excellent specimen plant with multi-stemmed branches in a very large and shapely ball. It also acts as a great screen. Dark, green, textured leaves turn a buttery yellow in the fall. An added bonus – this is a non-suckering variety.
'Asessippi' Hyacinth Lilac (Syringa x hyacinthi- flora 'Asessippi') Hardy to zone 3a. 10 feet tall and wide. Fall beauty. This lilac features deep purple buds that turn into showy panicles of very fragrant purple flowers that rise well above the foliage. The leaves are a blue-green colour throughout the growing season, turning a striking deep purple in the fall. This multi-stemmed shrub has an upright habit of growth making it a candidate for an accent plant, hedging or screening.
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Bloomerang purple lilac (Syringa x purple ‘Penda’).
Dwarf Korean lilac (Syringa Meyerii ‘Palabin’).
'Miss Kim' Lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim').
'Donald Wyman' lilac (Syringa x pres- toniae 'Donald Wyman').
Asessippi Hyacinth Lilac (Syringa x hyacinthi- flora 'Asessippi').
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Photo courtesy of Bylands Nurseries Ltd.
Photo courtesy of Bylands Nurseries Ltd.
Photo courtesy of Proven Winners.
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