The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Miss Canada lilac

Family: Oleaceae (olive family)

Distribution: hybrid: (Syringa × josiflexa) × (S. × prestoniae)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Flower Type / Color: S V - Single Pinkish

Comments: A deciduous flowering shrub growing 8-10' tall and 5-6' wide in a non-suckering, mounded habit. This is a very hardy selection that blooms about 2 weeks later than other Preston types. The reddish buds open in June, profusely producing hot-pink panicles with single flowers that are mildly fragrant. Use as a specimen or in the shrub border.