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Syringa
'Penda'
Penda Bloomerang Lilac
| Family |
| Oleaceae |
| Genus |
| Syringa |
| Cultivar |
| 'Penda' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| Tradmarked Name |
| Bloomerang™ |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 |
| Height |
| 1.5 - 2 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 - 2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Hedging, borders, screening, in shrub and hedge gardens, city and courtyard gardens, cottages or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun in dry, well-draining sandy or loamy soil that is slightly acidic or slightly alkaline. Soil type as well as amount of sun will determine intensity of blooms. |
| Shape |
| Compact-rounded. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| A deciduous woody flowering shrub. |
| Pests |
| Leaf-roll necrosis and powdery mildew, although both are rare and purely cosmetic. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Non-showy, glaborous and smooth woody bark and stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple elliptic-ovate opposite leaves that grow along branches and stems. |
| Flower Description |
| Single tube-shaped flowers in terminal clusters of 20 or more. Flowers have a highly pleasant sweetly fragrance. |
| Colour Description |
| Lavender to lilac purple blooms sometimes with hints of magenta. Medium green foliage and greyish- to reddish-brown bark and stems. Foliage becomes a brownish-tan colour in autumn. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Olds College, Olds, Alberta, Canada. |
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