Add classic fragrance and elegance to your garden with the Katherine Havemeyer French Lilac, a beloved heirloom variety known for its lush clusters of double pink flowers and rich, sweet scent. This potted plant stands approximately 3 feet tall and is ready to establish in your landscape.

Blooming in spring, this lilac produces abundant, soft pink blossoms that intensify in color as the plant matures, reaching full flowering potential within 2–3 years. Its timeless beauty and strong fragrance make it a favorite for cottage gardens, borders, and focal plantings.

This hardy shrub thrives in colder climates and performs best after a proper winter chill, making it an excellent choice for northern gardens. With its upright growth and spreading habit, it creates a stunning flowering display year after year.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Katherine Havemeyer lilac plant (potted)
✔️ Height: approximately 3 feet
✔️ Double pink fragrant blooms
✔️ Hardy French lilac variety
✔️ Ships in 36" tall protective box

Growing Information

• Common Name: Katherine Havemeyer Lilac
• Botanical Name: Syringa vulgaris ‘Katherine Havemeyer’
• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun (light shade in hottest areas)
• Soil: Well-draining, slightly alkaline soil preferred
• Watering: Moderate; average water needs
• Mature Height: 10–15 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 3–8
• Container Friendly: Possible when young; best in ground long-term

Care Tip

For best flowering, plant in full sun and allow exposure to cold winters. Prune immediately after blooming to maintain shape and encourage next year’s flower buds.

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.