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Syringa × hyacinthiflora 'Mount Baker' | Mount Baker Lilac

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DESCRIPTION
Syringa × hyacinthiflora ‘Mount Baker’ is an early-blooming lilac that flowers in mid spring, often a week or more before common lilacs. Large, fragrant panicles of pure white, single florets open from creamy buds and cover the branch tips. Fresh green, heart-shaped leaves follow quickly and can develop a purple cast in fall, keeping the plant ornamental after bloom.

‘Mount Baker’ is part of the hyacinthiflora lilacs, a hybrid group created from crosses between Syringa oblata and Syringa vulgaris. This cultivar is credited to Frank L. Skinner of Dropmore, Manitoba, and is widely noted as being introduced in 1961. It is valued for heavy early flowering, clean foliage, and a graceful, upright shrub form.

DESCRIPTION
Syringa × hyacinthiflora ‘Mount Baker’ is an early-blooming lilac that flowers in mid spring, often a week or more before common lilacs. Large, fragrant panicles of pure white, single florets open from creamy buds and cover the branch tips. Fresh green, heart-shaped leaves follow quickly and can develop a purple cast in fall, keeping the plant ornamental after bloom.

‘Mount Baker’ is part of the hyacinthiflora lilacs, a hybrid group created from crosses between Syringa oblata and Syringa vulgaris. This cultivar is credited to Frank L. Skinner of Dropmore, Manitoba, and is widely noted as being introduced in 1961. It is valued for heavy early flowering, clean foliage, and a graceful, upright shrub form.

 

  • Family: Oleaceae
    Height: 10 to 12 ft
    Width: 10 to 12 ft
    Foliage color: Deciduous medium green leaves, often turning purplish to reddish-purple in fall
    Flower color: White, very fragrant flower clusters
    Bloom Time: Early to mid spring
    Light requirements: Full sun to part shade
    Water requirements: Low to moderate
    Maintenance: Low — prune lightly to shape after flowering
    Growing zone: USDA zones 2 to 7
    Wildlife attractors: Fragrant blooms attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators

    This plant can be seen at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

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