Syringa hybr. 'Josee'

Syringa "josée" is a semi-dwarf lilac with a bushy and compact growth, this cultivar only reaches 1.5 m in height and width after 10 years. The leaves are rather small, ovate to heart-shaped and medium green in color. The flowers are lilac-pink, strongly scented and are grouped in racemes. This lilac likes a position in full sun and needs a minimum of 5 to 6 hours of sun to bloom profusely. As a soil type, it prefers neutral or calcareous soil. Syringa "josée" is hardy, tolerates sea wind and air pollution.