Sweetheart

Syringa vulgaris

Sweetheart features large scented flower bracts. Flowers are produced in succession over several weeks, creating a speckled pink and mauve effect as the younger flowers contrast with the older ones.

Sweetheart lilac for sale

3-year pot-grown tree £74.00
In a 12L pot
Medium size (2.5m-3.5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
Sorry we have sold out for this season

How to grow

Sweetheart is one of the most vigorous lilacs, with the potential to reach a mature height of up to 4m.

Sweetheart characteristics

Attractive featuresAttractive flowersAutumn foliage colourScented flowers
Height after 10 years2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
SunlightPrefers full sun
PruningPrune after floweringLight prune
Site conditionsOccasional flooding
Flower colourMauve
Flowering monthMay
Annual cycleDeciduous

This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2022.

Pages you viewed

Lilac
Sweetheart

Trees for sale

Albizia (Silk) trees Albizia5
Amelanchier trees8
Beech trees Fagus3
Birch trees Betula24
Cercis (Redbud) trees Cercis16
Crab-apple trees Malus56
Elm trees Ulmus3
Evergreen trees5
Flowering apricot trees Prunus mume1
Flowering cherry trees Prunus79
Flowering dogwood trees Cornus9
Flowering pear trees Pyrus3
Fruiting ornamental trees5
Ginkgo trees Ginkgo2
Hawthorn trees Crataegus11
Hazel trees Corylus2
Hornbeam Carpinus2
Horse Chestnut Aeseculus1
Japanese maple trees Acer palmatum7
Lilac Syringa11
Liquidambar trees6
Magnolia trees Magnolia43
Maple trees Acer24
Trees for bees14
Native trees11
Our recommendations24
Robinia trees Robinia2
Rowan trees Sorbus48
Whitebeam trees Sorbus aria11

Advice pages

Tree advice
Customer services

Tree selection tools

Catalogue
Current stock availability
Plant pot calculator
Photos of trees as supplied