Plant: Baby Kim® Lilac
Lilac · Syringa x 'SMNSDTP'
Size: 2 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
The smallest lilac in the Proven Winners range, a dwarf mounded shrub reaching only 2 to 3 feet tall and about as wide, with glossy dark green foliage. Fragrant purple flowers open in mid to late spring on old wood and hold their colour instead of fading to white. It needs full sun and average, well drained soil and will not tolerate wet feet. Small enough for containers, borders and tight spaces, it is rarely bothered by deer and draws butterflies.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 3 ft tall and 3 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 3a-8b
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
The smallest lilac in the Proven Winners range, a dwarf mounded shrub reaching only 2 to 3 feet tall and about as wide, with glossy dark green foliage. Fragrant purple flowers open in mid to late spring on old wood and hold their colour instead of fading to white. It needs full sun and average, well drained soil and will not tolerate wet feet. Small enough for containers, borders and tight spaces, it is rarely bothered by deer and draws butterflies.
- Flowers
- Fragrant purple flowers in mid to late spring on old wood; the colour holds rather than fading to white.
- Pruning
- Blooms on old wood, so prune immediately after flowering. Requires cold weather, roughly 1,700 hours below 45 degrees F, to set bloom well.
