Scentara® Double Blue Lilac (Syringa)
Shrub
- Enjoy super fragrant flower in spring!
- More fragrant than other lilacs with a sweet, powerful lilac scent.
- Vigorous, deer-resistant, & cold-tolerant.
- Named the 2025 Shrub Of the Year by Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs.
- Zones 2-8, sun, 8' tall x 8' wide at maturity.
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Description
Details
Patent #: USPP 29,801
Common name: Lilac
Zone: 2 - 8
Sun exposure: Full sun (6+ hours sun)
Height x width: 6-8'
Flower color: Icy blue-purple
Foliage color: Green
Season of Interest: Spring
Bloom time: Early spring, midspring
Features: Proven Winners, privacy & screening, fragrant, deer resistant, cold tolerant
Uses: Specimen, hedge, perennial gardens, landscaping
How to Grow
Light: Tolerates filtered sunlight but prefers full sun.
Water: Average. It can adapt to dry or moist conditions but cannot tolerate standing water or soggy soils.
Spacing: 8 - 9'
Fertilizing: Fertilize at planting time or in early spring once the ground is thawed and once more in late spring after it finishes its first bloom.
Winterizing: Appreciates a winter mulch in the northern parts of its growing range.
Maintenance & Pruning: Lilacs bloom on old wood, so should only be pruned after their spring bloom. It's best to avoid trimming or cutting back; instead, shape selectively and carefully.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
Received my order today , I placed an order for 7 plants
All plants were received in very bad condition!
They are dry and branches are dead!
I am trying to return the entire order at this time
I am very unhappy with the entire order!
Betty Frick
Hello! It is common for plants to experience slight stress from shipping, as they have not experienced their ideal growing conditions at this time. We recommend placing plants in a cool, shaded spot out of direct sunlight for 24-48 hours after unpacking them. This allows them a recovery and acclimation period before planting. If you must hold them longer, place them out of direct sunlight, wind, heat, and cold, and plant as soon as possible. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process, and we can make sure your plants are on the right track! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
This Double Blue Lilac arrived in excellent condition, and was packaged very well. I am so happy to have this in my flower garden and look forward to seeing it bloom for years to come.
Beautiful and arrived in great condition!
This place is awesome! Plants are always thriving upon arrival and the shipping is speedy and reliable!
Received on time and looks very healthy
Item is exactly as shown and described. Thank you!
I love these plants I purchased
Scentara® Double Blue Lilac
it died three days after it arrived
Hello! We're sorry to hear about your lilac. Please email pictures of the plant to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we do have a 60-day guarantee on all of our plants. If you received your plants within that timeframe, we will be happy to apply your warranty once we receive the pictures.
https://www.greatgardenplants.com/pages/our-guarantee
Happy Gardening!
Not sure what I did wrong. I planted the lilac and roses I ordered. The roses are doing great but the leaves on the lilac are shriveling up like they are dying. I don't know what to do. They looked good when I received them. Please tell me what to do. Thank you
Hello! It sounds like this could be a watering issue. Newly planted shrubs need plenty of water as they establish. Roses are more drought tolerant than others, but lilac will need a good amount of water. If you still have questions, please send us some photos to [email protected] and we can take a closer look at what might be going on. Happy Gardening!
Plants came well packaged with blooms. I'm from the PNW and have missed lilacs. Hoping these truly are a hybrid that will bloom in zone 8. Will know in a year or two. Plants are healthy and growing. Very pleased, I have already ordered other plants from this business.
It is green and growing. Waiting for blooms
Hello Anne, due to the temperatures we keep our greenhouse at in spring your lilacs may have finished blooming before you received them. So you may have to wait another year to see blooms, but we promise they'll be worth the wait! Happy gardening!
What time of year do we plant lilacs in zone 5a Wyoming
Hello! Spring is the ideal planting season for all areas, as it provides perfect conditions for root growth, and ample rainfall minimizes the need to water plants yourself. In cool gardens (USDA zone 7 and below), you’ll wait until the soil has thawed. After that, you have the rest of spring to work in.
is there a time warrantee?
Hello there! Follow the link below to view our guarantee.
Can I plant them now?
It might be a better idea to wait until fall to plant a lilac shrub. As long as winter isn't too severe in your area, planting in the fall before the first hard frost occurs will give the roots a head start in spring before the rest of the plant leafs out.
Do you have the Lilac bushes in purple?
You might be interested in the Scentara Pura Lilac which is described as having "pure purple flowers". You can find that here: https://www.greatgardenplants.com/collections/all/products/scentara-pura-lilac
Can you prune this plant to maintain height at 4 to 5 feet
Thank you for contacting us! Lilacs bloom on old wood, so should only be pruned after their spring bloom. It's best to avoid trimming or cutting back; instead, shape selectively.