£25.00

A lovely lilac with fragrant, double, dark purple red flowers in May and June and heart shaped, dark green leaves. This dramatic, dark purple lilac makes an excellent backdrop for a sunny mixed or shrub border.

Type

• Shrubs

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Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Flower arranging
• Cottage style garden
• Specimen

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Scented flowers

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. In mid summer remove the faded flower heads carefully using secateurs to avoid damaging the young shoots.

Dimensions

Size: Large

Pot size: 3 litre

Eventual height: 500cm

Eventual spread: 500cm

Positions

• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West
• North

Soil types

• Sandy
• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Neutral
• Alkaline