Miss Kim Lilac
Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'
The Miss Kim Lilac is one of the best dwarf lilac shrubs to find space for in your smaller garden landscape plan. The compact, upright, rounded habit is perfect for those less expansive spaces you may be trying to fill. Their very fragrant, light lavender flowers in spring will fill your senses with a most pleasant fragrance for up to two or three weeks dependent on weather conditions. The dark green glossy foliage makes an excellent backdrop to the lavender flowers, and as an added bonus, in fall the foliage becomes a beautiful deep burgundy red.
Miss Kim thrives in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade at the expense of bloom numbers. Well drained soil is best, but this variety will adapt to most soils. Fertilize in early spring with a general purpose fertilizer, then again after blooming to ensure a plentiful bloom for the following spring. This variety, once established, is also drought tolerant. Prune after blooming is finished if you must prune at all, to allow the following spring's blooms to form all summer. Pruning in fall or early spring is not recommended as this will cause you to cut off the flower crop still to come. Miss Kim is also very mildew resistant unlike the common lilac. One final plus to finding a place in your landscape plan for this fragrant beauty is that deer do not seem interested in pruning this shrub for you.
By: Sandy Weinkam
A.J. Rahn Greenhouses
Miss Kim thrives in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade at the expense of bloom numbers. Well drained soil is best, but this variety will adapt to most soils. Fertilize in early spring with a general purpose fertilizer, then again after blooming to ensure a plentiful bloom for the following spring. This variety, once established, is also drought tolerant. Prune after blooming is finished if you must prune at all, to allow the following spring's blooms to form all summer. Pruning in fall or early spring is not recommended as this will cause you to cut off the flower crop still to come. Miss Kim is also very mildew resistant unlike the common lilac. One final plus to finding a place in your landscape plan for this fragrant beauty is that deer do not seem interested in pruning this shrub for you.
By: Sandy Weinkam
A.J. Rahn Greenhouses
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