Purple Lilac Shrub {Syringa villosa} Ornate Showy Blooms | Cutting | Fragrant Hedgerow| 20 seeds Free U.S. Shipping!

Zones: 3 to 7

Mature Height: 10 feet

Mature Spread: 4 to 10 feet

The Late Lilac has fragrant rosy lilac to white flowers in 3- to 6-inch clusters 

- often several at each branch tip. Dark green leaves and a dense, rounded habit. 

Blooms later than other lilacs. Native to China.

When choosing a location, keep in mind that the Late Lilac has a moderate growth rate. 

It grows up to 10 feet in height and 4 to 10 feet in spread. It can be planted in zones 

3 to 7. Prefers partial shade to partial sun and moist, well-drained soil.

How To Start These Seeds:

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours

Stratification: Cold stratify for 30-90 days

Germination: Sow seed 1/4 inch deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

Other: Natural fall sowing for spring germination. This plant is a dense shrub with a 

rounded habit, erect or ascending 

with stiff branches. It grows best with good air circulation in organically 

rich, moist, slightly acidic soils with good drainage. Villosa lilac does not 

do well in sandy soil, dry or poorly drained sites and prefers a soil pH - 5.5 

to 8.0. 

This plant is cold tolerant but flower buds that emerge early can get hit by a 

late frost. s. It produces new shoots from the base of old stems so it should not be pruned except to lightly shape.  It flowers later than the common lilac.  Following flowering, loose, brown capsules will form and remain on the plant.