Wright SWCD 2006 Tree Program

Persian Lilac

 
Hardiness Zones: 4-7

Growth Rate: Rapid

Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; well-drained soil

Soil:  Widely adaptable

Form: Upright; slightly arching branches

Height: 4-8'

Flower/Fruit: Pale lilac flowers on 2 to 3" panicles on previous season's growth; fragrant

Comments: Smaller and more heat tolerant than S. vulgaris; very susceptible to mildew; prune to keep center open

 
Shrubs Small Trees Large Trees Evergreens
Arrowwood Ash, Mountain Ash, Green Cedar, White
Cranberrybush, American Cherry, Canada Red(SOLD OUT) Ash, White Fir, Concolor (SOLD OUT)
Dogwood, Redosier Chokecherry, Common Cottonwood, Siouxland Pine, Austrian
Junberry Cranapple, Red Splendor Hackberry Pine, Norway
Lilac, Common Plum, American Maple, Red Pine, White
Lilac, Persian   Maple, Sugar Spruce, Black Hills
    Oak, Red (Northern) Spruce, Colorado
    Oak, White