This small deciduous shrub has upright spreading branches that form a rounded bushy habit. It has purplish young shoots and heart-shaped dull green leaves turn purplish in autumn. The tube-shaped lilac flowers appear in nodding heads during late spring.

Hardiness zones 4 to 9

Syringa pubescenssubsp. patula'Miss Kim'is a natural hybrid and prefers moist, well-drained rich soils in a protected sunny position and is drought tender but frost tolerant.

Miss Kim Lilac is an attractive small shrub that is grown for its compact habit and fragrant flowers. It is grown as a specimen or for a low filler plant in borders and as a container plant establishing in 4 to 7 years. It is suitable for cool mountain or coastal regions requiring little care once established. It is widely cultivated for its late flowering period but is slow growing. ID 1709

Syringa(si-RING-ga) pubescens(pew-bes-en-sis)

Oleaceae(oh-lee-AY-see-ee)
American Hog Plum, African Walnut Family