Beauty of Moscow Lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Krasavitsa Moskvy'
13 feet high x 8 feet wide
Upright shape
Zone 3
Full Sun
Out of stock
This lilac was developed in 1943 in tribute to the city of Moscow and today it still is one of the most striking lilacs on the market! It blooms in late May and exhibits an array of small pink buds that open into large white double flowers with a star-like appearance. This stunning combination of pink and white synonymously creates a beautiful bouquet effect. As the flower matures, its exceptional fragrance becomes strikingly stronger. Each year our customers huddle around these lilacs taking turns inhaling—and it’s not illegal!
Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.