Syringa vulgaris 'Agincourt Beauty'

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Syringa vulgaris 'Agincourt Beauty'

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Kemper Code: W610

Common Name: common lilac
Zone: 3 to 7
Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
Family: Oleaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 8 to 15 feet
Spread: 6 to 12 feet
Bloom Time: April - May
Bloom Color: Deep violet
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but best bloom quality and disease resistance occur in full sun. Prefers rich, moist, neutral soils. Foliage needs good air circulation. Prompt removal of faded flower panicles before seed set will increase bloom for the following year. Prune as needed immediately after flowering.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This common lilac cultivar is an upright, deciduous shrub which typically grows 8-15' tall. Deep violet, sweetly fragrant, single florets are arranged in dense, pyramidal, terminal panicles which cover the shrub with bloom in late April to early May (St. Louis area). Florets are among the largest of any of the lilacs. Ovate to cordate, dark green leaves to 5" long. Excellent fresh cut flower. Lilacs have been a garden favorite for years and often evoke nostalgic feelings of home and childhood. Walt Whitman lyrically extolled the lilac as "tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, With many a pointed blossom rising delicate, with the perfume strong I love, With every leaf a miracle..." in his 1865 poem "When Lilacs Last by the Dooryard Bloom'd".

Problems:

Powdery mildew is a frequent, unsightly, though not necessarily life-threatening problem in summer, particularly in areas with high humidity. Lilacs are also susceptible to a number of other diseases including blights, leaf spots, wilt and certain viruses. Occasional insect pest visitors include borers, leaf miner and scale. Young leaves are particularly subject to frost injury in spring.

Uses:

Though spectacular when in full bloom, lilacs are otherwise somewhat ordinary shrubs. May be grown as specimens or massed. Also effective as privacy screens or hedges. Good for shrub borders.