Syringa vulgaris 'Carpe Diem'? - 30-40 CM C2

Description
The Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'® (Syringa vulgaris) is an upright shrub that produces lilac-blue flowers arranged in panicles with a strong fragrance. They appear from May to June. The Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'® also has heart-shaped, dark green leaves. In a sunny to semi-shady location with humus-rich, nutrient-rich, sandy, loamy soil, it usually reaches a height of approx. 3 m and is approx. 2.6 m wide.

Bulletpoints
* suitable for flowering hedges * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * cut flower * strongly scented flowers * attractive yellow autumn colouring * tolerates pruning * easy to care for * heat-tolerant, resistant to urban climates, wind-resistant, smoke-hardy, heat-loving

Leaves
The deciduous leaves of the Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'®s are dark green, heart-shaped, opposite. They are about 5 - 12 cm in size. Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'® turns bright yellow in autumn.

Bark
Striped, torn bark.

Spread
Southern Europe.

Frost hardiness
The Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'® has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'® is an upright-growing shrub. It usually reaches a height of 2.5 - 3 m and is approx. 2.2 - 2.6 m wide. It usually grows 15 - 20 cm per year.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Pruning
Pruning, ideally in July, is advisable for this plant.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Planting partner
The Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'® sets beautiful accents together with: Common privet, large-leaved barberry, firethorn.

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Watering: In the period from May to September - Pruning: July.

Care
- A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time. - Lilacs flower on biennial wood, so the plant should be thinned out after flowering or plants that have grown too large should be pruned.

Flower
The lilac-blue, heavily double flowers of the Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'® appear in panicles from May to June. They grow to around 12 - 15 cm tall and are strongly scented.

Use
Pruning, solitary, park, bee pasture, hedge, scented garden

Root
Syringa vulgaris 'Carpe Diem'® is a taproot and, depending on the soil, forms runner-forming, strongly spreading roots.