Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'

Miss Kim Lilac

Miss Kim Lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim’) opens purple buds into fragrant, pale purple flowers that lighten toward white as they age. Dark green leaves have gently wavy edges and can turn purple in fall.

Its bushy, spreading framework brings several seasons of interest to a shrub border. Place it where both the spring flowers and the later foliage color can be seen, with space for the branches to develop naturally.

Give it fertile soil that drains well and is neutral to alkaline. A sunny position supports the strongest flowering; water while the roots establish and mulch without burying the stems.

Size (approximate)
• Height: 5–8 ft
• Width: 3–5 ft

Hardiness
• RHS H6 (UK hardiness rating)

Best Uses
• Specimen
• Mixed shrub border

Plant type

Deciduous Shrub, Flowering Deciduous Shrub

Height

5-8 ft

Width

3-5 ft

Hardiness zones

3–7

Sunlight

Full Sun

Bloom time

Spring

Flower color

Purple, White

Leaf color

Dark Green

Fall color

Purple

Attracts

Butterflies

Soil

Alkaline, Clay, Humus rich, Loamy, Moist well-drained, Sandy

Landscape use

Border, Specimen

Shape

Dense, Spreading

Fruit

Yes

Fragrant

Yes

Deer resistant

Yes

Salt tolerant

No

Drought tolerant

No