Fill your garden with rich color and unforgettable fragrance with Ludwig Spaeth French Lilac, a classic heirloom lilac prized for its deep purple blooms and strong sweet scent. Blooming in late spring, this elegant shrub produces abundant clusters of single dark purple flowers that stand out beautifully against bluish-green foliage. Its timeless beauty makes it an exceptional choice for cottage gardens, privacy hedges, pollinator landscapes, and foundation plantings.

This hardy lilac offers reliable flowering year after year while attracting butterflies and beneficial pollinators to the garden. Its upright growth habit and lush foliage provide structure and seasonal interest long after the blooms have faded. These healthy plants are shipped established in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in your landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Ludwig Spaeth French Lilac
✔️ 1 gallon pot plant
✔️ Deep purple fragrant blooms
✔️ Healthy, rooted flowering shrub
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Ludwig Spaeth French Lilac
• Botanical Name: Syringa vulgaris ‘Ludwig Spaeth’
• 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 6–10 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 6–8 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 3–7
• Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly pruned

Care Tip: Plant in full sun for maximum flower production and strongest fragrance. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage healthy growth for future blooms.

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.