Syringa vulgaris 'Krasavitsa Moskvy (beauty Of Moscow)'
(Lilac 'Beauty of Moscow')
Family - Oleaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 3m
Location - The East Border
Description: Large, Deciduous Shrub with an upright habit and mid-green, heart-shaped foliage. Fragrant, double flowers open pale, blush pink and turn to pearly white with age. Flowers are held in panicles and produced from late spring to early summer.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - S. 'Beauty of Moscow', S. 'Pride of Moscow'
Flower:
Fragrant, double flowers in conical panicles are pale, blush pink and turn pearly white as the petals open and mature. Flowers are produced from May to early June.
Flower colour: Pink, white
Flower shape: Double flowers in conical panicles
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are Cordate to ovate in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Cordate to ovate
Propagation:
Cuttings or grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well drained soil.