Preston - 'Miss Canada' |
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A very attractive smaller lilac absolutely smothered in upright panicles of lightly fragrant rosy pink flowers in late spring. This multi-stemmed and very compact shrub is an ideal garden size, lovely in groupings, hedges and all by its lonesome. |
Miss Kim Flower Blossoms |
Botanical (latin) name: | Syringa x prestoniae 'Miss Canada' |
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Zone | 2 |
Height 8ft (2.5m) | Spread 6ft (2m) |
summer leaf colour - dark green | Fall leaf colour - yellow |
Seeds small oval woody | Bark - smooth grey |
Blossom colour - bright pink | Fragrance - subtle |
Habit - Upright rounded | Placement - full sun, moist well drained soils |
Why would you want this shrub? | Spring fragrance, vsiual barrier, middle or back row in a multi-row planting |
Description:
Miss Canada Lilac features showy panicles of lightly-scented hot pink flowers rising above the foliage in late spring, which emerge from distinctive rose flower buds. It has forest green foliage throughout the season turning to buttery yellow in fall. The seeds and smooth gray bark is not particularly outstanding. This Lilac is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. The Miss Canada Lilac will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. The Difference Between French Hybrids and Preston Lilacs Characteristic..........French Hybrid........Preston Suckering...................YES......................NO Fragrance.................INTENSE..............SUBTLE Bloom Period..........EARLY SPRING......LATE SPRING Blossoms..................DOUBLE............. SINGLE Leaves.......................SMOOTH.............CRENELATED Fascinating Foliage Facts The Preston Lilacs were developed by Isabella Preston in the early 1920s. Born in 1881 in Lancaster England, she emigrated to Canada in 1912 where she worked at the Ontario Agricultural College (now Guelph University) to become the first woman hybridist in Canada. At her death in 1965 she had developed hundreds of hardier varieties of lilies, lilacs, crabapples, iris and roses. |
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Price last updated on Jun 02, 2017 | Listing of Lilacs |