2013 Northern Garden Collection Reference Guide

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ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS Syringa - American Lilacs Maiden's Blush Lilac

S. x hyacinthiflora ‘Maiden’s Blush’

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Mature Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 2

5 - 6 Feet(1.75 m) single, pink

Flowers freely, even as a young plant. One of the superior hybrids from F.L. Skinner. Introduced in 1966.

Pocahontas Lilac Maidens Blush Lilac

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Syringa x hyacinthiflora ‘Pocahontas’ 10 - 12 Feet (3.6 m) single, deep violet

Mature Spread: 10 - 12 Feet (3.6 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 2

This plant is a profuse bloomer with excellent vigour. Flowers earlier than French hybrids. F.L. Skinner hybrid.

Syringa - Father Fiala Lilacs Atheline Wilbur Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Atheline Wilbur’

Mature Height: 8 Feet (2.5 m) Mature Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Flower Colour: semi-double, violet Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3 Excellent, semi-double violet flowers on a medium-sized plant.

Little Boy Blue Lilac Atheline Wilbur Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Little Boy Blue’

Mature Height: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Mature Spread: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Flower Colour: single, special blue Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3 Also known as ‘Wonderblue’ this cultivar is one of the best lilacs for blue colour.

Wedgewood Blue Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Wedgewood Blue’

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Mature Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3

6 Feet (1.75 m) true blue, fragrant

Single, blue flowers with lilac pink buds. Superb fragrance.

Syringa - French Lilacs Common Lilac Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Little Boy Blue Lilac

Syringa vulgaris 12 - 15 Feet (4.5 m) Fragrant, blue

Mature Spread: 8 - 12 Feet (3.6 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 2

This vigorous shrub has attractive leaves and fragrant blossoms. Good for difficult sites and an excellent screen.

Beauty of Moscow Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Mature Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3

8 Feet (2.5 m) double white

Panicles of double, delicate pale pink flowers that turn white with maturity. Stunning in bloom.

Charles Joly Lilac Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles Joly’ 8 Feet (2.5 m) double red

Mature Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 2

Smaller panicles of purple buds open to magenta double flowers.

Beauty of Moscow Lilac

Madame Lemoine Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Lemoine’

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Mature Spread: 10 Feet (3 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 2

8 - 10 Feet (3 m) double white

This showy lilac bears panicles of double white flowers on a spreading bush.

Prairie Petite® Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘Prairie Petite’

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Mature Spread: 3 Feet (1.5 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 3

3 - 4 Feet (1.8 m) Single pink, fragrant

A dense, compact lilac with light pink, upright flowers. Very tolerant of heat and dry conditions.

President Grevy Lilac

Syringa vulgaris ‘President Grevy’

Mature Height: Flower Colour:

Mature Spread: 8 - 10 Feet (3 m) Exposure / Hardiness: Zone 2

10 - 12 Feet (3.6 m) double, blue

Upright grower with large panicles of double, lilac blue flowers.

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Charles Joli Lilac


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