General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Common Lilac
  • French Lilac
  • Lilac
Also sold as:
  • 'Ed J. Gardner'
  • 'Edward Gardner'
  • 'Edward J. Gardener'
  • 'Edw. J. Gardner'
  • 'Gardner No. 443'
  • 'Flamingo'
  • Flamingo™

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Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2016-05-26
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2020-06-01
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-14
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