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Most new color and pattern introductions are the result of careful hybridizing. Sensation, with its crisp white picotee edged petals was discovered as a naturally occuring "sport", a single individual that just grew differently from all its siblings. Causing a sensation (hence the name) from the very beginning, this popular lilac is a favorite for front and center placement.
Botanical Name: | Syringa vulgaris Sensation |
Common Name: | Lilac Sensation |
Growing Zones: | Zones 3-7 |
Sun/Shade: | Full sun |
Flowers: | Blooms in the middle of the lilac season |
Flower Color: | Purple to wine with white petal edges |
Height: | 9-14 feet tall, 8-12 feet wide |
Plant/Bulb Size: | 1 quart pot, 12-15" tall plant, just starting to leaf out for spring |
Bloom Timing: | Spring |
Pkg. Count: | 1 plant |
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