Syringa × hyacinthiflora 'Maiden's Blush'
lilac 'Maiden's Blush'
A bushy, upright to spreading deciduous shrub to 3.5m high, with broadly ovate, mid-green leaves. Produces large, broadly conical panicles of fragrant, single pale pink flowers in early to mid-spring
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Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
2.5–4 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Syringa can be deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple, entire or rarely pinnate leaves and conical panicles of small, very fragrant, 4-lobed tubular flowers in late spring or early summer
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Thrives in well-drained, fertile, humus-rich alkaline to neutral soils. Will tolerate some light shade but flowering is best in full sun. Mulch well in spring
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings or layering in early summer, chip budding in summer or grafting in winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Low Maintenance
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 1 or 2, after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to lilac leaf-mining moth, thrips and willow scale insects
Diseases
May be susceptible to lilac blight, honey fungus and bacterial canker
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