Californian Lilac

Open clusters of dark blue flowers in late spring and early summer and glossy, mid-green leaves. This bushy, evergreen shrub is ideal for a south or west-facing mixed border. It requires protection from cold, drying winds and a neutral to acid soil.Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: averageFlowering period: May to JuneFlower colour: dark blueOther features: evergreenHardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection) Garden care: Each year after the plant has flowered reduce the shoots by one third and apply a 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the base of the plantGoes well with: Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price', Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill', Itea ilicifolia, Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens', Eryngium variefolium, Nigella damascena 'Miss Jeykll'
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