Add vibrant color and fragrance to your landscape with George Eastman Lilac, a compact lilac variety featuring rich wine-red buds and deep cerise-pink blooms. This ornamental shrub, discovered in Durand-Eastman Park, Rochester, New York, has a refined upright growth habit ideal for smaller gardens, borders, foundation plantings, and cottage-style landscapes. Its fragrant spring flowers attract pollinators and provide a stunning burst of color.

This hardy lilac offers excellent cold tolerance and a manageable size, perfect for gardeners seeking classic lilac beauty without an oversized shrub. The plants ship approximately 12 inches tall in 1 gallon nursery pots and establish quickly in the landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live George Eastman Lilac
✔️ Approximately 12 inches tall
✔️ 1 gallon pot plant
✔️ Deep pink fragrant flowering shrub
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: George Eastman Lilac
• Botanical Name: Syringa x julianae ‘George Eastman’
• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil: Well-draining fertile soil
• Watering: Moderate; water regularly during establishment
• Mature Height: Approximately 4–6 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 4–6 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 2–7
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant in full sun for best flowering and fragrance. Prune lightly after blooming to maintain shape and encourage vigorous growth for future flowers.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.