President Grevy Lilac

Syringa vulgaris 12-15' × 12' Victor Lemoine et Fils, Nancy, France, 1886.

Lavender-pink buds followed by fragrant double light violet blue-tinted flowers on very large open pyramidal panicles. Columnar vase-shaped medium-thick growing habit. Suckers very little if at all.

Blooms slightly later than another “blue” lilac, President Lincoln. Dark green foliage.

Named for the French politician Jules Grevy, president from 1879–87, distinguished for minimizing presidential power, confirming the establishment of the Third Republic, opposing French colonialism and opposing the demands for revenge against Germany following the Franco-Prussian War.

Z3. (1–3' bare-root plants)

7579 President Grevy

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Lilacs

Plant in a sunny (at least 6 hours of sunlight each day) well-drained location in moderately rich soil; sandy gravelly loam is perfect. Pink, lavender and blue lilacs color up best in soil with an alkaline pH. Spacing depends on your plan; lilacs perform well as hedges as well as specimens

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Small Trees and Shrubs

As Green’s Nursery catalog from 1904 explains, “There are many trees that by pruning can be made to resemble shrubs, and many shrubs that by different pruning may be made to produce medium-sized trees.”