Lilac 'Monge' 2Gal

Lilac 'Monge' 2Gal

Syringa vulgaris 'Monge'

Other Names:  Common Lilac

Group/Class:  French Hybrid Lilac

Description:

A ravishing spring blooming lilac featuring intensely fragrant bright purple in upright panicles; upright, multi-stemmed habit, very hardy, tends to sucker, ideal for screening; full sun and well-drained soil, allow room for air movement

Ornamental Features

Monge Lilac features showy panicles of fragrant purple flowers rising above the foliage in mid spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has bluish-green deciduous foliage. The heart-shaped leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

Monge Lilac is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.