Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner' (d)

RHS Plant Profile

lilac 'Michel Buchner'

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A large bushy shrub, deciduos shrub which can also be grown as a tree. Leaves are green to mid green. Large panicles of double rose-lilac, white centered flowers appear in the spring

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

4-8 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 10–20 years
Max Spread: 2.5-4 metres
Max Height: 4-8 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

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

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: East–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

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Oleaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy
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: Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Mulch regularly. Dead head newly planted lilacs before fruit forms.

Propagation

Propagate by soft wood cuttings or layering in early summer. Graft in winter or bud in midsummer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
City and courtyard gardens
Low Maintenance

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Will tolerate hard renovation pruning

Pests

May be susceptible leaf mining moths, thrips and willow scale

Diseases

May be susceptible to lilac blight, honey fungus