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Varieties
3 varieties
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Flower colour
- Mauve
Height after 10 years
- 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Category
- Lilac
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Categories
Cercis (Redbud) trees
3
Syringa (Lilac) trees
3
Our recommendations
1
Stock availability
All
3
In stock
2
Not in stock
1
Available form
1-year
2-year
2
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
RHS Plant of the Year
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
3
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
1
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
3
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
Upright-spreading / Vase
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
1
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
3
Some shade
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
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Light prune
3
Prune after flowering
1
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
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Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
Free-draining site
Occasional flooding
1
Occasional drought
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Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
1
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
1
Cream
Pink - light
1
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
3
Mauve
3
Yellow
1
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
1
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
1
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
3
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
Bronze
Dark purple
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Bluish-green
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Yellow-green
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White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
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Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
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Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
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Denmark
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Germany
Ireland
Italy
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Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
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Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
3
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Katherine Havemeyer
A vigorous lilac featuring clusters of purple fragrant double flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Flower colour: Mauve
Syringa vulgaris
Sensation
Sensation is an unusual lilac with large single purple / white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Flower colour: Mauve
Syringa vulgaris
Sweetheart
Sweetheart features large clusters of traditional lilac-coloured flowers.
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Flower colour: Mauve
Syringa vulgaris
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