species
Syringa vulgaris
Common lilac
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Syringa vulgaris belongs to the family Oleaceae, also known as Common lilac, introduced to the UK. It reaches 5 m tall and 4 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, chalk or clay soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 5 m tall × 4 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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