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Wayfaring Tree vs Katherine Havemeyer Lilac

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Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer

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Katherine Havemeyer Lilac

Wayfaring Tree is an adaptable and reliable shrub. It is prized for its ornamental berries that can range in color from red to yellow to black. Consider getting two trees as fruiting is maximized when another Wayfaring Tree is present.

This species has a variety of uses ranging from naturalization, mass planting, borders, and privacy screens.

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac is a cold hardy French lilac known for its highly fragrant, double flowers. The buds start as a lavender-purple and give way to soft pink blooms that have double the number of petals compared to other Lilacs. The flowers bloom in late spring and can last up to 3-4 weeks.

The Katherine Havemeyer lilac, like other lilacs, is deer-resistant. The flowers are known for attracting hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators to your landscape.

Wayfaring Tree Quick Facts

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: pink to light purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: katherine havemeyer french lilac