Description

A beautiful and undervalued large spring blooming shrub with an abundance of fragrant reddish-pink flowers and a graceful dense habit; not as leggy as other varieties, non-suckering, grows quite large, makes a fabulous tall flowering hedge or solo accent

Landscape Attributes

Saugeana Lilac is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Saugeana Lilac is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Saugeana Lilac will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

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 particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.