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'Betsy Ross'
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Image: DeBard, Mark - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Betsy Ross lilac
Family:
Oleaceae (olive family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Syringa ? × S. oblata
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Flower Type / Color:
S I - Single White
Comments:
A deciduous, flowering shrub introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum. It grows 10' tall by 13' wide with a compact, rounded form. The thick, dark green foliage has good tolerance to powdery mildew. Foamy white, deliciously scented flowers produced in very large panicles cover the plant in early spring - it is one of the earliest lilac selections to bloom. Use in the border, as a screen or specimen.
Links:
U.S. National Arboretum Plant Introduction
Locations
1:
FLS: CB22
(CB22)
• Accession: D2001-0509.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
FLS: CC23
(CC23)
• Accession: D2001-0509.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual