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Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Maiden's Blush'
Early-flowering Lilac
An early-blooming, rock-hardy lilac with intoxicatingly fragrant pink blooms, this 1966 introduction from renowned hybridizer Frank Skinner of Dropmore, Manitoba, bears masses of large conical flower clusters at its branch tips from early to mid-spring. One of numerous cultivars resulting from crosses between common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) and the East-Asian native Syringa oblata, this deciduous shrub offers the features of common lilac but blooms a week or more earlier. It forms a rather open medium-sized shrub with oval mid-green leaves.
Plant this shrub in full to partial sun and well-drained mildly acidic to mildly alkaline soil. It is most floriferous and least lanky in full sun. With its exceptional cold hardiness, it is one of the few lilacs that succeeds in areas of severe cold such as the northern Great Plains. The early blooms may be damaged by late freezes. Although relatively resistant to powdery mildew, it may develop symptoms in humid droughty weather. Mass 'Maiden's Blush' in screens, windbreaks or hedges, or use it singly in a shrub planting or mixed border. It is ideal near a path or patio, where its perfumed flowers can work their magic. The flowers are also wonderful in bouquets.
8 - 1
2 - 8
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
8'-12' / 2.4m - 3.7m
6'-10' / 1.8m - 3.0m
Early Spring, Spring
Hybrid Origin
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Fast
Average Water
Upright/Erect
Spring
Showy
Pink
Green, Sandy Brown
Green
Tan, Gray
Yes
No
Single
Medium
Matte
Smooth
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
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