Dwarf Korean Lilac
Syringa meyeri
A compact, spreading lilac covered in small clusters of fragrant pale lilac flowers in late spring, blooming even when young, and far more resistant to powdery mildew than common lilac, a fine low hedge. Deer leave it alone. It needs sun and well-drained soil; heavy clay doesn't suit it.
- Mature size
- 4.5 × 6 ft
- 1.4 × 1.8 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a–7b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to moist
- Blooms
- May
Dwarf Korean Lilac at its mature size
A mature Dwarf Korean Lilac grows 4 to 5 feet tall and 5 to 7 feet wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Missouri Botanical Garden.
Through the year
What Dwarf Korean Lilac looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Dormant · Nov–Mar
Bare dense twiggy stems.
In leaf · Apr, Jun–Oct
Dense mound of small dark green rounded leaves.
In flower · May
Covered in small panicles of lavender-pink flowers.
Photos
Growing Dwarf Korean Lilac
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Good for
- Hedge, foundation planting, specimen, drought tolerant, deer resistant, and fragrant
- Leaves
- Drops its leaves in winter
- Native to
- China and Korea
Spacing for a hedge
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Dwarf Korean Lilac, that’s about 6 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Dwarf Korean Lilac in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other lilacs
Dwarf Korean Lilac
Miss Kim Lilac
Common Lilac
Ivory Silk Japanese Tree LilacAll drawn to the same scale.