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A Father Fiala introduction. Among the deepest and darkest of the purples. Profuse bloomer with large clusters of single, large flowers produced on an upright plant of up to 8 feet in height.

The foliage is similar to ‘Miss Kim’ and is a nice fresh green. The mature size makes this plant perfect for foundation plantings, but it can also be used en masse, or as an informal hedge where you don’t need a lot of height. At maturity, it is about half the size of ‘Miss Kim’. Rock solid hardy, it was bred on the northern plains of North America and will thrive even in zone 2. Developed by our friends at Jeffries Nursery in Canada.

A cross done by F. L. Skinner, Dropmore, Manitoba. The cultivar is very hardy and blooms before French hybrid lilacs. Single white blossom. Large shrub for background use. Profuse bloomer.

This dwarf variety has an excellent uniform habit and red-purple buds that open to fragrant, single, pale lilac flowers. Previously known as Syringa palibiniana, it bears profuse blooms at an early age. 

This hardy lilac from Korea has purple buds that open to single, fragrant, pale lilac flowers when other lilacs have finished. Also known as Syringa velutina, it has leaves larger than S. meyeri and S. microphylla and beautiful burgundy-red fall color.

Possibly the truest blue of any lilac, this French hybrid bears thyrses of single, medium blue flowers. It’s a good grower that produces basal shoots readily.