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Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer 9cm Potted Plant x 1
Sold & shipped by Thompson & Morgan
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Thompson & Morgan Lilac ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ is a beautiful, spreading variety that bears elegant panicles of double lavender-blue flowers produced against a backdrop of heart-shaped foliage. A quick growing, trouble-free variety, Thompson & Morgan Lilac ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ has nectar rich, fragrant blooms that are perfect for drawing butterflies and bees into your garden. A well-love specimen shrub for cottage garden borders that requires little maintenance. Choose a position in full sun when growing Thompson & Morgan Lilac ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ and plant in rich, fertile, well-drained soil. Young specimens will benefit from a sheltered position. Feed and water regularly throughout the growing season until established. Prune in winter or spring by removing any damaged, diseased or misplaced stems before lightly shaping the remaining stems. Apply a mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the shrub after pruning. Ideal For: Cottage Gardens, Scented Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Specimen Plant Hardiness: Hardy Position In: Full Sun Height: Up to 700cm Spread: Up to 700cm Ease of Growing: Easy for All Ease of Aftercare: Easy for AllDepending on the timing of your order you may not see flowers on this plant in the first season in your garden
- Beds, borders & containers in Sunny areas
- Moist, fertile & well drained Average garden soil
- Planting period - December to AprilFlowering period - May to June
Features and benefits
- Panicles of double lavender-blue scented flowers are produced against a backdrop of heart shaped foliage during spring
- Syringa ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ is a hardy shrub that will fit into most gardens without becoming unruly, a low maintenance plant which is spring flowering
- Perfect for enticing wildlife into your garden, the highly fragrant, nectar rich flowers of Lilac ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ are attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects
- Ideal for a cottage garden border or grow in a patio pot or container as a specimen plant and also makes excellent cut flowers for bringing indoors. .
Specifications
Attracts pollinators | Attracts pollinators |
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Colour | Purple |
Edible | Inedible |
Flowering period | May to June |
Latin name | Syringa |
Planting period | December to April |
Rate of growth | Average |
Variety | Syringa vulgaris |
Scented | Unscented |
Product code | 5057554039029 |