Lilac, Dwarf Korean Lilac

Dwarf Korean Lilac is a compact deciduous shrub with a dense mounded crown habit and glossed green foliage with no fall color.  Purple buds open to abundant panicles of sweetly fragrant blush pink flowers bloom in mid spring.  Best flowering with full sun and rich, moist well-drained neutral soils.  Highly resistant to powdery mildew.

Type:	Shrub
Height:	4' - 5'
Spread:	5’ - 7'
Spacing:	6’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 7
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Pink
Season of Interest:	Spring

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases.  Leaf-roll necrosis may occur.  Late spring frost may damage flower buds and young leaves.  Prune as needed immediately after spring flowering.  Prompt deadheading before seed setting will increase next year's bloom. 

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Foundational Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Giant Hyssop, New Jersey Tea, Joe-Pye Weed

IMAGES: OSU Landscape Plants, Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.