Syringa reflexa | Macfarlane Lilac | Shrub

Syringa reflexa belongs to the plant family OLEACEĈ and Genus Syringa This Shrub prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Syringa reflexa does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Syringa reflexa so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Syringa reflexa MacFarlane lilac is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Syringa reflexa | Macfarlane Lilac is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

The flowers of Syringa reflexa have a mild nauseous stink. MacFarlane lilac can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -20° Fahrenheit. Full sun to partial shade is best for growing this plant. It usually does best in dry soils.

Syringa reflexa will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Syringa reflexa is a woody perennial. MacFarlane lilac is deciduous in nature.

Flowers of the plant Syringa reflexa have a smell of nauseous odor and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Nauseous | Mild

This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 16' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page

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