Syringa vulgaris

Common name: common lilac

Family name: Oleaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Sensation’ ‘Little Boy Blue’ ‘Charles Joly’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  3 to 7

Mature height and spread:  8-15ft; 6-12ft

Form: deciduous shrub, multi-stemmed, upright

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soil; full sun

Leaf arrangement: opposite, pointy, heart shape leaves

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): fragrant, 4-lobed flowers

Limitations: tolerates light shade

Suitable uses: specimen, borders, hedges, cottage garden

Quick ID description:  opposite, heart shape, pointy; fragrant flowers

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Source: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/syvu1.htm