Lilac - Albert F Holden

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Albert F. Holden Lilac, Syringa vulgaris 'Albert F. Holden', exhibits single, fragrant, deep violet blossoms which possess a silvery blush on the reverse of the petals giving them a bicolor effect. In late spring, when most other lilacs have finished flowering, this compact variety is just beginning. This plant has an upright rounded form with dark green, disease resistant foliage. Albert F. Holden Lilac is an excellent choice for foundation plantings or as a specimen. It also forms a good screen or informal hedge for property lines. This lilac tolerates light shade, but best bloom quality and disease resistance occur in full sun. It prefers rich, moist, neutral soils. It should be pruned as needed immediately after flowering. This upright lilac forms a wonderful small tree, and it grows 7 feet tall and 8 feet wide. It is a rounded, upright, non-suckering, deciduous shrub, and is perhaps best noted for its compact shape. ... more

Sweetshrub The Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus, or Carolina allspice is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub with a suckering habit which grows 6-9' tall with an equal or slightly greater spread. It features very fragrant, brown to reddish-brown flowers (2" across) which bloom at the ends of short branchlets in May. Lustrous, dark green (pale beneath), ovate to elliptic leaves to 6" long turn golden yellow in fall. Also commonly called sweetshrub and strawberry bush because of the reference to the fragrant blooms which have been described as combining hints of pineapple, strawberry and banana. It is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Remove root suckers promptly if naturalization is not desired. It is utilized for shrub borders, foundations, and native plant areas.