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Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Common Lilac is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 3-7, that matures to about 12-16 ft × 8-12 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect blue, cream and pink blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, rabbits and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-7
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 12-16 ft × 8-12 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Blue, Silver, Green
- Bloom color
- Blue, Cream, Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Rabbits, Salt
- Watch out for
- Frequent disease problems
- Native to
- Southeastern Europe
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