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Lilac - Miss Kim
Compact and upright-rounded in form, it slowly grows to five feet tall and wide. It is thought by many to be the number one Lilac in the Midwestern United States. The Miss Kim Lilac is compact and upright-rounded in form. The Lilac' Miss Kim', Syringa patula 'Miss Kim', is a very popular shrub. The blossoms are even more plentiful when it is planted in full sun. Miss Kim has the best fall color of any Lilac, a reddish purple. The Miss Kim Lilac makes a wonderful shrub for foundation plantings. This shrub is resistant to powdery mildew, but suffers under prolonged drought conditions, when it may drop many of its leaves. It has an abundance of fragrant blossoms in spring that are dark lavender-pink in bud and fade to a very soft lavender-pink when fully opened. ... more
Privet - Chinese South The foilage is sometimes so thick that nothing can grow underneath the shrub. The Chinese South Privet, Ligustrum sinense, is an abundant semi-evergreen small tree or large shrub, most commonly found invading the understory of moist areas. It usually reaches a height of 15 feet and has pretty white flowers in the late spring. Copious amounts of fruits are produced. The berries turn black when ripe and are gobbled up by birds, which spread the seeds far and wide. Its oval leaves are dark green. |
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