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peking lilac | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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peking lilac

Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis China Snow ('Morton')

★ RHS AGMLow MaintenanceDrought ResistantFragrant

Genus: Syringa
Family: Oleaceae

About this plant

An upright, bushy deciduous shrub or small tree to 5m high, with peeling, coppery bark and ovate to heart-shaped green leaves. Produces abundant, large clusters of tiny, creamy white fragrant flowers in late spring and early summer

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, fertile, humus-rich alkaline to neutral soils. This cultivar has some tolerance to drought

Pruning

Pruning group 1, after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings or layering in early summer, chip budding in summer or grafting in winter

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

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

ClimbingBushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years