Description

A beautiful spring blooming French hybrid covered in intensely fragrant lavender-blue flowers from fuchsia buds; upright, compact habit, very hardy, tends to sucker, an ideal screen; full sun and well-drained soil, allow room for air movement

Landscape Attributes

Grand-Duc Constantin Lilac is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Grand-Duc Constantin Lilac is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Grand-Duc Constantin Lilac will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.