Old Fashion Lilac Bush – Syringa vulgaris, 9–14 Inches Tall

Bring the timeless fragrance of spring to your garden with the Old Fashion Lilac (Syringa vulgaris). Loved for its wonderfully fragrant purple-to-lavender blooms, this classic flowering shrub makes a beautiful garden specimen, flowering hedge, or screen.

Lilac flowers are also lovely for cutting, bringing their sweet spring fragrance indoors. The blooms can attract honeybees and butterflies, while the shrub provides garden habitat for birds.

Plant Features

• Botanical Name: Syringa vulgaris

• Common Name: Old Fashion Lilac

• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub

• Plant Size Shipped: Approximately 9–14 inches tall

• Pot Size: 5-inch-deep pot

• Root Condition: Fully rooted and shipped in soil

• Flower Color: Purple to lavender

• Flower Fragrance: Very fragrant

• Bloom Season: Spring

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–8

Growing and Garden Uses

Old Fashion Lilac is a classic choice for:

• Flowering specimen shrubs

• Garden screens and hedges

• Fragrant spring gardens

• Cut-flower arrangements

• Pollinator-friendly landscapes

Its beautiful spring flowers and memorable fragrance make it a favorite for traditional and cottage-style gardens.

Planting and Blooming Information

Plants are grown in a soilless mix and shipped fully rooted in soil rather than bare-root. This provides an established root system and avoids the bare-root handling associated with dug plants.

Expected Blooming: Plants are expected to bloom in spring after approximately 1–2 years in the ground. Blooming time can vary with growing conditions and establishment.

Seasonal Appearance:

• Spring and Summer: Plants are shipped with leaves.

• Fall and Winter: Plants are dormant and shipped without leaves. This is a normal seasonal condition for deciduous lilacs.

Shipping Information

• Free shipping is available to most locations.

• Plants ship by UPS.

• We cannot ship to PO Boxes.

• Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and addresses UPS considers remote may require an additional freight surcharge.

• Plants are grown in a soilless mix and can be shipped to all states, subject to the shipping restrictions and surcharges above.

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