How to tend a Syringa persica

Also known as: Liliacum persicum (L.) Renault, Liliacum laciniatum (L.) Renault, Lilac sterilis Lavy, Lilac persica (L.) Lunell, Lilac persica Lam., Lilac minor Moench, Lilac laciniata (L.) Gaterau, Syringa laciniata (L.) Mill., Syringa capitata S.G.Gmel., Syringa afghanica C.K.Schneid., Syringa angustifolia Salisb., Syringa buxifolia Nakai, Syringa protolaciniata P.S.Green & M.C.Chang, Syringa persica var. caerulea Weston, Syringa persica var. alba Weston, Syringa persica var. laciniata L., Syringa persica var. integrifolia Vahl, Syringa persica var. coriacea Lingelsh., Syringa pinnata (Jacques) Hovey, Syringa persica var. capitata F.Neumann, Syringa persica var. pterifolia F.Neumann, Syringa persica var. salviifolia Lodd. ex Horst Neumann, Syringa persica var. pteridifolia Bosse, Syringa persica var. pinnata Jacques, Syringa persica unranked mimosifolia Dauvesse, Syringa persica f. alba (Weston) Voss

Watering

Resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry

Sunlight

Like sunshine, slight shade tolerance, grows in sunny places

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Fertilization not much required, dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply fertilizers once in each month in spring before flower budding and before overwintering

Pruning

Remove old, diseased, dead leaves and withered flowers timely

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Oleaceae, Syringa
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-June, viewing period 3-4 weeks
Flower colors
purple
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