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Oleaceae
Common lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Also known as Purple lilac, Syringa vulgaris, French lilac, Syringa rhodopea
Zones 3–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Lilac · Fragrant · Flowering Shrub · Spring Blooms · Deciduous · Syringa · Cottage Garden · Pollinator · Oleaceae · Ornamental
Beginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 3 nurseriesStock updated 9/9/2026
Common lilac is a beloved deciduous shrub renowned for its intensely fragrant, purple flower clusters that bloom in late spring. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil, requiring little maintenance beyond an annual light pruning after flowering. Once established it is drought-tolerant and extremely long-lived, often thriving for decades with minimal care.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the base; allow the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.8–7.8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Sources: trefle
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