Lilac Tree, Bloomerang Dark Purple Syringa 'Bloomerang Dark Purple (tree form)' Height: 10 feet Spread: 4 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 2b Description: A lovely hybrid lilac providing a wonderful accent to gardens; produces a plethora of sweetly fragrant lilac-purple flowers in spring; reblooms constantly throughout the summer showing color until fall Ornamental Features Lilac Tree, Bloomerang Dark Purple is covered in stunning panicles of fragrant lavender flowers with pink overtones rising above the foliage in late spring. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall. Landscape Attributes Lilac Tree, Bloomerang Dark Purple is a dense deciduous tree, selected and trained to grow in a small tree-like form with the primary plant grafted high atop a standard. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics. Lilac Tree, Bloomerang Dark Purple is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Lilac Tree, Bloomerang Dark Purple will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. Clean up Rating (1-5) 1=least effort 5=most effort Clean Up Rating (2): The blooms need to be pruned after spent for reblooming. The leaves can be blown or raked onto the lawn and mowed or raked.
