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very little leaf lilac

Also known as: lilac 'Superba'

Superba' is a bushy, spreading medium-sized deciduous shrub with small, dark green, broadly-ovate leaves and fragrant, single, long-tubed, rosy-pink flowers in loose panicles

Scientific classification

Species: very little leaf lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba')
Genus: Syringa
Family: Oleaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 1.5-2.5 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of very little leaf lilac

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Culture

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Quick identification of very little leaf lilac

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very little leaf lilac care guide

Moderate regular watering, deep soak only during prolonged hot spells
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, deep soak only during prolonged hot spells

Fertilizing

Balanced evergreen shrub feed applied once per early spring yearly

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings or layering in early summer. Grafting can be done in winter and chip budding in summer

Growing

Easy to grow in most well-drained, fertile, humus-rich alkaline to neutral soils. Thrives in chalky ground and appreciates mulching when planted in full sun

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