Description
Lilac ‘Aucubaefolia’
Syringa vulgaris ‘Aucubaefolia’
Zone:Â 2
Exposure: Full Sun to partial shade
Mature Size: 9′ high x 7′ wide
Shrub Form:Â Upright, rounded
Foliage Color:Â Green splashed with gold and yellow
Flowers: Double, lavender blue
Flowering Time: Spring
Growth Rate:Â Moderate
Uses:Â Specimen, Hedge, Screening
Description: An upright, rounded lilac with sweet scented flowers, clusters of lavender blue blooms in the spring and variegated green foliage. A beautiful hedge for a specimen shrub, hedging or screening. If you’re looking for a lilac with a distinctive appearance, this one is a great choice!
Ornamental Features: Heart shaped spotted, variegated green leaves throughout the season make the foliage more appreciated. Fragrant clusters of flowers formed in doubles emerge from purple buds in the spring. Great for cuttings and attracting birds, bees, and butterflies to your yard.
Landscape Attributes: Extremely cold hardy, dense, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub. Low maintenance; best pruned right after the spring bloom, to create a fuller shrub with more branches and more flowers. Deer and rabbit resistant.
