Description
Syringa patula ‘Miss kim’
deciduous shrub
comes in 3 or 5 gallon pots
subsp. patula
‘Miss Kim’ – S. patula ‘Miss Kim’ – Miss Kim Lilac – slowly grows to 6-8′
feet tall and 6-10′ feet wide with erect late blooming panicles of pale
lilac-blue, fragrant flowers, leaves may turn purple in autumn.
Grow in a shrub border or as specimens in fertile, humus rich, well drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or light shade. They will tolerate sandy gravelly soil that is slightly alkaline. Resents heavy clay or deep shade. Mulch regularly. Dead head newly planted lilacs before fruit form.
Zones 5-8
