Why Plant Common Lilac?
Be ready to invigorate your senses with the stunning, and very fragrant, Purple Flowering Common Lilac! This shrub is an ideal option for those who live in colder climates, but also wants to enjoy the beautiful colors of a spring-flowering shrub. A hardy shrub that brings spring color to the coldest of locations. Enjoy Common Lilac in a hedge, or use as a focal point and pick flowers for your dinner table. The possiblities with this shrub are endless!
Fun Fact: Rochester, NY, Rochester, NH, and Spokane, WA - all have the affectionate nickname of the Lilac City!
How to use Common Lilac in the landscape?
Focal Point planting where its color can be appreciated, near a window where its fragrance can waft in thru an open window on a warm spring day.
Give it a couple of years to get established so you can enjoy the glory of its flowering each spring. common lilacs can live for years and years, often 100+ years.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 3-7
How To Plant Common Lilac
Growing Lilac is simple. Give it a position in full sun for the most flower power and densest foliage. It isn’t too fussy about soil, but it must drain well. Provide regular irrigation (once a week if no rain falls), and feed in the spring with Bower & Branch Elements™ Plant Food Fertilizer. Prune immediately after blooming has ended if necessary. Few pests or diseases problems, and it prefers cold climates and performs much better in the North than in the South. In hot, humid climates, the foliage may curl or scorch in summer, and it may drop some leaves early.
How To Water
You should water your Lilac after planting. Water again when the top inch of soil becomes dry usually once or twice per week.
How To Fertilize
Feed your Lilac in early spring before new growth arrives with our Elements Starter Plant Food!
How To Prune
Prune as needed immediately after flowering. Prune spent flower heads off in late spring will improve the health of the plant by preventing plant energy from being used in developing seed heads. Annually pruning out suckers from the base will help keep your lilac tidy and keep it from spreading but this is optional.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
