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lilac 'Michel Buchner' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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lilac 'Michel Buchner'

Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner' (d)

Low Maintenance

Genus: Syringa
Family: Oleaceae

About this plant

A large bushy shrub, deciduos shrub which can also be grown as a tree. Leaves are green to mid green. Large panicles of double rose-lilac, white centered flowers appear in the spring

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Alkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Mulch regularly. Dead head newly planted lilacs before fruit forms.

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Will tolerate hard renovation pruning

Propagation

Propagate by soft wood cuttings or layering in early summer. Graft in winter or bud in midsummer

Pests

May be susceptible leaf mining moths, thrips and willow scale

Diseases

May be susceptible to lilac blight, honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage Informal

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years