Overview

Introduce a touch of timeless beauty and intoxicating fragrance to your garden with the Fiala Remembrance Lilac live plant. This exquisite deciduous shrub, known botanically as Syringa ‘Fiala Remembrance’, is a cherished variety celebrated for its abundant and highly aromatic double white flowers. Arriving as a well-rooted starter plant, approximately 6-8 inches tall, it’s ready to establish itself and transform your outdoor space. The Syringa Fiala Remembrance is a robust and elegant addition, promising a spectacular display of blooms each spring that will captivate your senses and enhance your garden’s aesthetic appeal.

The ‘Fiala Remembrance’ cultivar is particularly esteemed for its dense clusters of pure white, double-petaled blossoms. These flowers not only provide stunning visual interest but also emit a sweet, classic lilac scent that can perfume an entire yard. This adaptable shrub is a fantastic choice for hedges, specimen plantings, or mixed borders, offering a dramatic focal point during its blooming season. Its hardy nature makes it suitable for a wide range of climates, particularly thriving in USDA Zones 3-7.

Key Benefits

The Fiala Remembrance Lilac offers numerous advantages for any gardener seeking to enhance their landscape with beauty and fragrance. Its exceptional qualities make it a popular and rewarding choice:

• Stunning Floral Display: Enjoy an abundance of beautiful double white flowers every spring. These exquisite blooms create a striking visual impact, brightening up any garden space.
• Intoxicating Fragrance: The highly aromatic blossoms fill the air with a classic, sweet lilac scent, making your garden a more enjoyable and sensory experience. This fragrant lilac plant is a true delight.
• Hardy & Resilient: This particular lilac variety is incredibly tough, thriving in a wide range of conditions and suitable for USDA Zones 3-7. It’s a reliable performer that withstands various climates.
• Attracts Pollinators: The fragrant flowers are a magnet for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators, contributing to the biodiversity and health of your garden ecosystem.
• Versatile Landscape Use: Ideal for creating beautiful hedges, serving as a standalone specimen plant, or integrating into mixed borders. Its upright growth habit makes it suitable for various garden designs.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, the white lilac shrub requires minimal care, making it an excellent choice for both experienced and novice gardeners. A little pruning after flowering helps maintain its shape and encourages more blooms.
• Deer Resistant: Lilacs are generally known for being deer resistant, offering peace of mind that your beautiful shrub will remain untouched by browsing animals.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Fiala Remembrance Lilac is relatively straightforward, ensuring years of beautiful blooms. This deciduous shrub prefers a sunny location to achieve its best flowering potential. It requires at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day; full sun encourages the most prolific bloom production and strong, healthy growth. While it can tolerate some partial shade, flowering may be reduced. Ensure your planting site provides ample light for this sun-loving plant to thrive.

When it comes to soil, well-drained soil is paramount for the health of your fragrant lilac plant. Lilacs do not tolerate soggy conditions, which can lead to root rot. A neutral to slightly alkaline soil pH (6.5-7.0) is ideal. Amend heavy clay soils with organic matter like compost or peat moss to improve drainage. Water regularly during the first growing season to help establish a strong root system. Once established, lilacs are quite drought-tolerant, but they will benefit from occasional deep watering during prolonged dry spells, especially when flowering. Avoid overhead watering to prevent fungal diseases.

The zone 3-7 lilac is hardy in cold temperatures but appreciates good air circulation. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced slow-release fertilizer before new growth appears. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering to shape the plant and remove spent blooms, which encourages more flowers the following year. Remove any dead, damaged, or crossing branches. You can also thin out older, less productive stems to rejuvenate the shrub. Watch out for common pests like lilac borers or powdery mildew, and address them promptly with appropriate organic or chemical treatments. Proper care will ensure your Syringa Fiala Remembrance remains a healthy and vibrant part of your garden.

Size & Details

This offering is for one Fiala Remembrance Lilac live plant, supplied as a well-rooted starter plant. Each plant measures approximately 6-8 inches tall, providing a robust foundation for future growth. It is shipped in a 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch pot, ensuring the root system is well-protected and ready for transplanting. This particular lilac cultivar is a deciduous shrub that can grow to over 6 feet tall at maturity, creating a substantial presence in your landscape. With a moderate growth rate, you can expect it to reach a good size within a few years, establishing itself as a prominent feature. The prolific double white flowers typically appear in spring, making it a seasonal highlight. This white lilac shrub is designed to provide long-lasting beauty and fragrance.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: The Fiala Remembrance Lilac is a deciduous shrub that can grow to be 6 feet tall or more at maturity, making it a substantial and eye-catching addition to your garden. Its spread can be similar to its height.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: This starter plant is shipped as a well-rooted specimen in a 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch pot, providing a healthy root system ready for transplanting into your garden or a larger container.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Fiala Remembrance Lilac is an outdoor plant, best suited for garden beds, borders, or as a hedge. It thrives when planted directly in the ground where it can reach its full potential.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: This fragrant lilac plant requires full sun exposure, meaning at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day, to produce the most abundant and vibrant blooms.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, once established, the Syringa Fiala Remembrance is considered a low-maintenance shrub. It requires regular watering during its first year, but after that, it’s quite drought-tolerant and needs minimal intervention.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your Fiala Remembrance Lilac will arrive as a well-rooted, healthy starter plant, carefully packaged to ensure its safe journey to your home. It will be ready for immediate planting.
• Q: When is the best time to plant this lilac? A: The best time to plant this zone 3-7 lilac is in early spring or fall when temperatures are moderate. This allows the plant to establish its root system before the stress of extreme heat or cold.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: This lilac is hardy in USDA Zones 3-7, meaning it is well-suited to withstand the winter conditions within these zones without special protection.
• Q: Does this shrub attract pollinators? A: Absolutely! The fragrant, double white flowers of the Fiala Remembrance Lilac are very attractive to bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators, making it a great choice for a pollinator-friendly garden.
• Q: How often should I water it? A: Water regularly during the first growing season to help establish roots. Once established, water deeply during dry periods. Always allow the top few inches of soil to dry out between waterings to prevent root rot.