Plant Guide
Purple Glory Lilac
Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Purple Glory'
Height: 15 feet
Spread: 12 feet
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 2b
Other Names: Hyacinth-Flowered Lilac
Description:
A stunning accent shrub featuring big cones of deliciously fragrant, bluish-purple flowers in mid-spring on an upright growing shrub; outstanding cut flowers; needs full sun and well-drained soil, limited suckering, good disease resistance
Ornamental Features
Purple Glory Lilac features showy panicles of fragrant purple flowers with silvery blue overtones rising above the foliage in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive deep purple flower buds. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The heart-shaped leaves turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall.
Landscape Attributes
Purple Glory Lilac is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.
This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Purple Glory Lilac is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing
Purple Glory Lilac will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
