Syringa pubescens subsp. patula

Synonyms

Syringa 'Debelderii', Syringa debelderorum, Syringa debelderorum subsp. patula, Syringa palibiniana Nakai, Syringa patula (Palib.) Nakai, Syringa velutina Kom.

Shrubs

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Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Size

Time to Maturity: No preference

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H7

Botanical Details

Family: Oleaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy, Clump forming
Genus: Syringa can be deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple, entire or rarely pinnate leaves and conical panicles of small, very fragrant, 4-lobed tubular flowers in late spring or early summer
Name Status: Correct

How to Grow

Cultivation

Easy to grow in good light, in moist but well-drained soil. It likes neutral to alkaline soil and thrives in chalky ground.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer

Pruning

pruning group 1 or can tolerate hard pruning if needed

Pests

May be susceptible to lilac leaf-mining moth, privet Thrips; and also to pigeon damage