PlantsShrubs & Vines
Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
May fragrance for a sunny corner
EasyShrubs & Vines
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8–12 ft
- Spacing
- 8–10 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers May
- How it spreads
- Multi-stem shrub
- What to buy
- Container or bare-root.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September–October.
In the design
It needs winter chill, which Chicago provides. Give it the mature width. Powdery mildew on the leaves in August is cosmetic.
