Description
Lilac ‘Aucubaefolia’
Syringa vulgaris ‘Aucubaefolia’
Zone: 2
Exposure: Full Sun
Mature Size: 9′ high x 7′ wide
Shrub Form: Upright, rounded
Foliage Color: Green splashed with gold and yellow
Flowers: Double, lavender blue
Flowering Time: Spring
Growth Rate: Moderate
Uses: Specimen, Hedge, Screening
Description: An upright, rounded lilac with sweet scented clusters of lavender blue flowers in the spring and variegated green foliage. A beautiful hedge or specimen shrub.
Ornamental Features: Heart shaped variegated green leaves throughout the season. Fragrant clusters of lavender blue 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: Very 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.
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