| Scientific Name: | Syringa pubescens |
| Common Name: | Meyer lilac, dwarf Korean lilac |
| Family Name: | Oleaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - horizontal, Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Fragrance, Mixed shrub border, Small garden/space, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Thyrse, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Jun-Jul |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Compact deciduous shrub; leaves opposite, ovate, 3-6cm long x 2-4cm wide, petioles 8-11mm long, underside with pubescence along veins. Winter ID: twigs 4-sided, lenticels prominant, buds opposite; dark purplish-brown. | |