Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim'
Lilac 'Miss Kim'
Lilacs are medium to large deciduous shrubs that are hardy, easy to grow, and low maintenance. They usually grow from 5 to 15 feet tall, depending on the variety. The fragrant flowers are attractive to butterflies. 'Miss Kim' is a dwarf variety with heavily clustered lavender-blue flowers with a sweet fragrance.The foliage turns pale burgundy in Autumn
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Lilac 'Miss Kim'
Latin name
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim'
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Oleaceae
ph
6.5 - 7.2 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
2.00 M
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim'
Lilacs are medium to large deciduous shrubs that are hardy, easy to grow, and low maintenance. They usually grow from 5 to 15 feet tall, depending on the variety. The fragrant flowers are attractive to butterflies. 'Miss Kim' is a dwarf variety with heavily clustered lavender-blue flowers with a sweet fragrance.The foliage turns pale burgundy in Autumn
Propagating by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Planting
From Early Autumn TO Early Autumn
Lilacs thrive the best when they are in rich soil. Be sure that the soil you plant the lilac in isn't too wet as they do not bloom with too much water.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Mid Summer
Lilacs usually flower in late Spring to early or mid Summer
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