Lilac - Saugeana Chinese

$13.95

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds and requires average water needs; water regularly; do not overwater. It tolerates light shade, but best bloom is in full sun . Originating in Rouen, France in 1777, it is one of the first hybrid lilacs. It can be used in many situations, including shrub borders, informal hedges and perennial borders. Being very showy and fragrant, it makes a wonderful screen or border specimen and grows 10-12 feet tall and 5-10 feet wide. Saugeana Chinese Lilac prefers full sun, good drainage and air circulation. Saugeana Chinese Lilac, Syringa x chinensis 'Saugeana', is a floriferous plant with showy, single, deep lilac-red, fragrant flowers in mid-May. This lilac consistently produces an abundance of attractive blooms. Neat, small green disease resistant foliage makes an excellent windbreak or screen. Must be kept pruned to prevent legginess. ... more

Privet - Chinese South Copious amounts of fruits are produced. It usually reaches a height of 15 feet and has pretty white flowers in the late spring. Its oval leaves are dark green. 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. The berries turn black when ripe and are gobbled up by birds, which spread the seeds far and wide. The foilage is sometimes so thick that nothing can grow underneath the shrub.