Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken An Ludwig Spath'
(Lilac 'Andenken an Ludwig Spath')
Family - Oleaceae
Category - Shrub
Year of Introduction - 1883
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 3m
Width - up to 3m
Location - The Wedding Ring Border
Description: A medium to large-sized Deciduous Shrub with an upright, spreading habit. Mid-green leaves are ovate to heart-shaped. Small trumpet-shaped flowers are a striking, rich shade of deep reddish-purple. The Blooms are held in dense conical panicles that can reach 30cm in length. The Blooms are intensely fragrant and produced in late spring and early summer. Often used for cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Syringa vulgaris 'Souvenir de Louis Spaeth'
Flower:
Small trumpet-shaped flowers are a rich shade of deep reddish-purple. The blooms are held in dense conical panicles that can reach 30cm in length. The flowers are heavily scented and produced in May and June.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Trumpet-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are ovate to Cordate in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs along the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to cordate
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.