| Description | Lilac Belle de Nancy (Syringa vularis) has panicles of dark pink buds opening to double light pink flowers. A heirloom Lilac originated in 1871. |
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| Pronunciation | (si-RING-gah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, avoid wet soggy sites |
| Flowers | darker pink buds open to light pink |
| Fruit | seeds in loose clusters of brown beaked dehiscent capsules |
| Leaves | opposite, simple, glossy green leaves that can suffer from powdery mildew in the fall |
| Stems | has raised lenticels |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 8-10 feet tall |
| Maintenance | There are many different ways to prune a Lilac. The most drastic is to cut them down to the ground. Using this method I have had ones sucker back and regrow while others that didn't make. You can cut out the old stems and let the new suckers fill in thinning them to the desired amount. On many old plants we have removed all the suckers and left a few of the old stalks. Pruning them up to bare base stems, turning the plant into a small tree. Width can be controlled by pruning them back 1-2 or more nodes. Drastic pruning may delay flowering a few years. Since Lilacs bloom on next season’s wood, prune after they are done blooming |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | 1891, heirloom |
| Notes & Reference | #104-Lilacs A Gardeners Encyclopedia (Fiala) |
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