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How to Plant a Common Purple Lilac
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The purple lilac is the scent of spring. This flowering shrub can live up to 50 years. The purple lilac blooms with clusters of flowers and grows dark green heart-shaped leaves. Emitting a powerful fragrance, the purple lilac makes an attractive flowering hedge.

Why Plant a Purple Lilac?

The purple lilac can create a natural boundary along a property line because of its dense growth. The added bonus of planting the flowering hedge is its pleasing scent.

The flowering shrub can reach a height of 13 feet and spread up to 23 feet wide. Purple lilac blooms from mid-May to June. It is a hardy shrub that can withstand cold temperatures, to -31 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 1 - When to Plant the Purple Lilac

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