Miss Kim Korean Lilac
$47.00 Original price was: $47.00.$14.10Current price is: $14.10.
1000 in stock
SKU: oBP9q5k8vD
Category: Flowering Shrubs
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Slow growing; reaches 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide, or more with age.
| Description | This upright, compact lilac blooms later than others, extending the season with deep purple buds that reveal clusters of highly fragrant, lavender-blue flowers. Foliage is burgundy-tinged in fall. Hardy, yet performs in southern regions, with excellent powdery mildew resistance. Great for border accent or mass planting. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Spring |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Fall Color, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Attracts Pollinators, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Road Salt Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Hedge |
| Design Ideas | A lilac with wonderful fragrance and good fall color that needs to be planted where it can be admired for three seasons of the year. The smaller-than-usual growth of this shrub makes it easy to place in the front of a border, or use as a low hedge along the drive or sidewalk. |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Foliage Fall Color | Burgundy |
| Companion Plants | Boxwood (Buxus); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Coneflower (Echinacea); Juniper (Juniperus); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in rich, neutral to slightly alkaline, well-drained soils. Needs good air circulation. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Supplement water before spring bloom, in absence of rainfall or snow melt. Fertilize in early spring. Prune promptly after flowering. |