1. Bloomables Series<\/h2>\n
The Bloomables\u00ae collection features handsome, densely branched lilacs with a compact, tidy habit and fragrant, full-sized flower panicles.<\/p>\n
These shrubs have excellent resistance to powdery mildew and are low maintenance. They\u2019ll keep a sharp profile with just a light trim and deadheading after flowering.<\/p>\n
Shrubs have a height and spread of four to five feet that\u2019s perfect for seasonal hedges or screens, as an accent in foundations or mixed shrub beds, and in planters for decks and patios. Hardy in Zones 4 to 7.<\/p>\n
New Age\u2122 Lavender (S. vulgaris<\/em> \u2018G13099\u2019) has the prettiest shade of soft mauve flowers, with vigorous five-inch inflorescence and a sweet, summery perfume.<\/p>\n New Age\u2122 Lavender<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Starter shrubs in two-quart nursery pots are available at Nature Hills Nursery<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n New Age\u2122 White (S. vulgaris <\/em>\u2018G13103\u2019) is resplendent with masses of old-fashioned blooms of luminous, pure white in late spring to early summer.<\/p>\n New Age\u2122 White<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Shrubs in three-gallon pots are available at Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Bloomerang\u00ae series of dwarf lilacs grow in a mounding habit, topping out at two to three feet tall and a spread of up to six feet.<\/p>\n Cultivars in this series produce an abundance of blooms in spring and continue to rebloom throughout the summer months. They are hardy in Zones 3 to 7.<\/p>\n Dwarf Pink (S.<\/em> <\/em>x \u2018SMNJRPI\u2019) has lovely two-tone flowers, with the closed buds a deep rosy magenta, opening to a lighter candy pink.<\/p>\n Bloomerang\u00ae Dwarf Pink<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n You can find Dwarf Pink plants available at Burpee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Dark Purple (S.<\/em> x \u2018SMSJBP7\u2019) has replaced Purple in the Bloomerang\u00ae series and has highly fragrant blooms of dark, magenta purple buds that open to a pretty, pale mauve.<\/p>\n Bloomerang\u00ae Dark Purple<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n You can find Dark Purple plants available at Burpee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n You can also find Dark Purple in a tree form, growing up to seven feet tall with a five-foot spread, producing a handsome, naturally rounded canopy.<\/p>\n The tree form makes a beautiful addition to smaller spaces such as city or urban gardens, as an accent or specimen in foundations and islands, or potted into planters for decks and patios.<\/p>\n You can find Dark Purple in tree form available at Fast Growing Trees<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Purpink (S.<\/em> x pubescens<\/em> \u2018SMNSPTP\u2019) is a new addition to the Bloomerang\u00ae series.<\/p>\n Bloomerang\u00ae Purpink<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The compact shrubs are smothered in perfumed mauvy pink or purple flowers in spring.<\/p>\n You can find Purpink starter plants available at Burpee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n An outstanding compact cultivar, \u2018Declaration\u2019 (S. <\/em>x hyacinthiflora<\/em>) features wonderfully showy, fragrant panicles of deep magenta that open to pretty lilac pink florets.<\/p>\n These shrubs have a lovely upright shape that works well in city and courtyard gardens, small yards, and grouped into barriers or hedges.<\/p>\n \u2018Declaration\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Plants also have good disease resistance and grow six to eight feet tall with a spread of five to six feet. Hardy in Zones 5 to 7.<\/p>\n Shrubs in three-gallon containers are available at Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Small but with a big impact, the Flowerfesta\u00ae (S. <\/em>x meyeri<\/em>) series are compact plants that deserve a place in tight quarters and small gardens.<\/p>\n The airy flowers are a bit larger than other S. meyeri<\/em> <\/em>hybrids and they emit a delightful fragrance, first with a vigorous flush of flowers in early summer followed by another, lighter flush later in the season.<\/p>\n Growing three to five feet tall and wide, the fine branches and dense foliage give an elegant appearance and these hardy shrubs have excellent drought resistance when established.<\/p>\n They make an outstanding accent or specimen in beds and containers and are striking when massed into drifts, hedges, or screens. Hardy in Zones 3 to 7.<\/p>\n Flowerfesta\u00ae Pink (S. meyeri<\/em> \u2018ANNY2013-18\u2019) has pretty rosy pink flowers.<\/p>\n Flowerfesta\u00ae Pink<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s available as bare root plants and nursery containers from Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Flowerfesta\u00ae Purple (S. meyeri<\/em> \u2018Anny200809\u2019) has large panicles of small, open flowers in soft pinky mauve.<\/p>\n Flowerfesta\u00ae Purple<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n You can find bare root or potted plants available at Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The immaculate flower panicles of Flowerfesta\u00ae White (S. meyeri<\/em> <\/em>\u2018Anny200810\u2019) are a pristine pure white, giving these lovely shrubs an air of calm and grace.<\/p>\n Flowerfesta\u00ae White<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n You can find plants available at Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n A carefree ornamental, \u2018Josee\u2019 (S. <\/em>x meyeri)<\/em> is an exceptional dwarf lilac.<\/p>\n Its highly fragrant flowers of pale mauve flower heavily in late spring and give a second, lighter flush of flowers over late summer and into fall.<\/p>\n \u2018Josee\u2019 has excellent mildew resistance and\u00a0maintains a tidy, compact growth habit with a height and spread of four to six feet.<\/p>\n \u2018Josee\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Hardy in Zones 2 to 8, it has excellent cold resistance and good heat tolerance as well, flowering readily in regions with warmer winters.<\/p>\n A reliable choice for flowering borders, hedges, and screens or adorning decks and patios in large planters.<\/p>\n You can find \u2018Josee\u2019 plants available at Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n An outstanding space saver, Little Lady\u2122 (S. <\/em>x <\/em>\u2018Jeflady\u2019) is covered in large and highly fragrant spring flowers, with the buds starting out a rosy magenta then opening to pale lavender.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a beautiful and floriferous choice for barriers, containers, courtyard, cutting gardens, and foundations.<\/p>\n Little Lady\u2122<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Little Lady\u2122 has a height and spread of four to five feet and plants are hardy in Zones 2 to 7.<\/p>\n Bare root and container plants can be found at Nature Hills Nursery<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u2018Marie Frances\u2019 (S. vulgaris<\/em>) is noted for its highly fragrant, rosy magenta to pink flowers that bloom in mid to late spring.<\/p>\n These shrubs grow six to eight feet tall with a similar spread and sucker heavily \u2013 an excellent choice for creating dense, flowering drifts, hedges, and screens.<\/p>\n \u2018Marie Frances\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Hardy in Zones 3 to 8, \u2018Marie Frances\u2019 is one of the better choices for hot climates.<\/p>\n \u2018Marie Frances\u2019 bare root and potted plants are available at Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u2018Minuet\u2019 (S. <\/em>x <\/em>prestoniae<\/em>) produces copious amounts of highly fragrant rose to pink flowers that cover the shrub in late spring.<\/p>\n The beautiful, rounded shape overflows with blooms and can be massed into drifts, rows, or screens and throughout the garden.<\/p>\n \u2018Minuet\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Minuet\u2019 grows six to eight feet tall with a spread of four to six feet and is extremely cold hardy, suitable for growing Zones 2 to 7.<\/p>\n You can find bare root and plants in containers available at Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n A star in the small garden, \u2018Miss Kim\u2019 (S. pubescens <\/em>subsp. patula<\/em>) <\/em>is a compact Korean variety prized for its sweetly scented, showy display of flowers from top to bottom. The plum-red buds open to pale lavender and icy blue.<\/p>\n Korean cultivars flower in late spring and are excellent for extending the lilac season.<\/p>\n \u2018Miss Kim\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n They maintain a dense, rounded form and look super massed as hedgerows flanking a driveway or sidewalk, foundations, or in any small nook that needs color and fragrance.<\/p>\n \u2018Miss Kim\u2019 grows six to seven feet tall with a spread of five to six feet and is hardy in Zones 3 to 8.<\/p>\n Bare root trees and a variety of container sizes are available at Nature Hills<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u2018Palibin\u2019, aka dwarf Korean lilacs (S. meyeri<\/em>), are highly popular for their manageable, tidy size and masses of sweetly scented pink flowers.<\/p>\n Blooming heavily in late spring, the flower panicles are slightly smaller than those of standard varieties \u2013 but these plants also rebloom lightly from July until frost if left unpruned.<\/p>\n To enjoy their appealing perfume, plant near high traffic areas or in containers placed where the scent can be enjoyed, such as decks, foundations, pathways, patios, porches, and under windows.<\/p>\n \u2018Palibin\u2019 Dwarf Korean<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Palibin\u2019 is also one of the few lilacs to show attractive fall colors with the foliage turning deep shades of burgundy and purple.<\/p>\n Shrubs grow four to six feet tall with a spread of five to eight feet and are hardy in Zones 3 to 7.<\/p>\n \u2018Palibin\u2019 shrubs in three-gallon pots are available at Fast Growing Trees<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n You can also find Korean lilacs in tree form. These grow five to seven feet tall.<\/p>\n A beautiful choice as an accent or specimen or massed into a flowering colonnade to flank drives and sidewalks.<\/p>\n You can find Korean lilacs in a tree form available at Fast Growing Trees<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Supernaturally pretty, \u2018Red Pixie\u2019 produces a profusion of frothy panicles in late spring, starting out as mulberry buds that transition to pale pink florets as they age.<\/p>\n The upright, rounded habit has a mature height and spread of four to six feet and this lilac often reblooms in late summer.<\/p>\n \u2018Red Pixie\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Red Pixie\u2019 makes an excellent choice for foundations, informal hedges, mixed shrub borders, and patio planters. Hardy in Zones 3 to 7.<\/p>\n Plants in a variety of sizes are available at Fast Growing Trees<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Among lilac species, S. hyacinthiflora<\/em> <\/em>is the most fragrant of them all \u2013 and cultivars in the Scentara\u00ae series have an exceptionally intense, sweet perfume.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bloomables-New-Age.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bloomables-White-Dwarf-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n2. Bloomerang Series<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dwarf-Pink-Bloomerang.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bloomerang-Dark-Purple.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Purpink-Dwarf-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n3. Declaration<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Declaration-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n4. Flowerfesta Series<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Flowerfesta-Pink.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Flowerfesta-Purple.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Flowerfesta-White.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n5. Josee<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Josee-Dwarf-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n6. Little Lady<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jeflady-Dwarf-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n7. Marie Frances<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marie-Francis-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n8. Minuet<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Minuet-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n9. Miss Kim<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Miss-Kim-Dwarf-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n10. Palibin<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Korean-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n11. Red Pixie<\/h2>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/gardenerspath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Red-Pixie-Lilac.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n12. Scentara Series<\/h2>\n