Lilac Sunday Lilac is a large deciduous shrub with an arching spreading crown and medium green foliage with no fall color. Its airy panicles of fragrant creamy purple flowers bloom at both the branch tips and along the stems from first in mid spring. Best flowering with full sun and rich, moist well-drained neutral soils. Excellent mildew resistance.
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Type: |
Shrub |
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Height: |
10' - 12' |
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Spread: |
10’ - 12' |
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Spacing: |
10’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 7 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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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 × chinensis 'Lilac Sunday', (2) Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, untitled, (3) Pianosandwich, LilacSunday2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Plant Image Library, Syringa x chinensis 'Lilac Sunday' 164-96*A
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
