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Oak Summit Nursery

Early Blooming Lilac Seeds

Early Blooming Lilac Seeds

Pack contains: 30+ seeds

Regular price $8.95 CAD
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Early Blooming Lilac (Syringa oblata) is native to China and Korea and usually flowers one to two weeks before Common Lilac. Fragrant rosy purple to lavender flowers appear in large clusters.

The rounded shrubs have broad dark green leaves that can turn red to purple in fall. Plants tolerate cold and a wide range of soils and provide early season pollen.

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Starting this seed

  1. Warm1 monthWarm stratification
  2. Cold1 to 2 monthsCold stratification
  3. SowAfter the cold stage2 to 3 months from the start
Seed source
United States
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature size
About 8 to 12 ft tall
How to stratify seed

Warm stage first. Keep the same bag at room temperature for the warm period shown, then move it to the fridge.

In the fridge. Put the seed in a bag with a damp medium such as peat moss, vermiculite, sand or coco coir. The medium is only there to hold moisture. Keep the bag in the fridge, above freezing, for the cold period shown, then sow.

Or outside. Sow the seed outdoors in the fall and let winter do the cold period.

The full stratification guide →

The plant these seeds grow into

Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Cold hardiness · Zone 3
Canadian climate map with provinces outlined; highlighted minimum zone: 3

Zone 3 and warmer

The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.

About these maps

Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.

Open Government Licence – Canada