The Miss Kim Lilac, or Syringa patula, is a variety of Manchurian Lilac, native to China and Korea. With a longer blooming season than French hybrids, the Miss Kim offers a lovely color progression:

•Pink to Purple color in bud
•Ice-blue color when mature
•Burgundy-Red Fall coloring

Though the Miss Kim has a slow rate of growth and requires direct sun, it offers numerous advantages. Given its compact and naturally rounded shape, it can be used as a solid foundation in border planting.

The shrub will grow between 6 to 8 feet in height, but can easily be kept trimmed at 4 feet. This plant does very well in the Southern United States, where other lilacs have difficulty. Anyone looking for a solid foundation to a new landscape design should definitely consider this durable and charismatic plant.

Plant several Miss Kim Lilacs for a fragrance you can smell from a distance.