Overview
This Purple Flowering Lilac is a pretty variety of lilac with large, fragrant purplish red blossoms with distinctive white margins. A perfect ornamental tree to add colour and attract wildlife into your garden.
Description
A deciduous shrub with a relatively loose habit, producing large, single, purplish red florets edged with distinctive white margins to each petal. The fragrant flowers appear in May-June and are attractive to all sorts of wildlife, such as bees and butterflies.
Planting Position
Easy to grow in most well-drained, fertile, humus-rich alkaline to neutral soils. Thrives in chalky ground and appreciates mulching when planted in full sun.
Attributes
The unusual , slightly variegated, flowers on this beautiful lilac make this a great specimen for any garden.
Size
Height and spread after 10 years : 3m x 2m
