Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath'
Lilac 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath'
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.'Andenken an Ludwig Spath' is a spreading deciduous shrub or tree, with heart-shaped dark green leaves and branched clusters of fragrant red-purple flowers.
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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 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath'
Latin name
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath'
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
4.00 M
4.00 M
Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath'
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.'Andenken an Ludwig Spath' is a spreading deciduous shrub or tree, with heart-shaped dark green leaves and branched clusters of fragrant red-purple flowers.
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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