Enjoy the beauty of lilacs earlier in the season with Pocahontas Lilac, one of the earliest blooming and most cold-hardy lilac varieties available. This hybrid produces deep maroon-purple flower buds that open into richly colored violet blooms, filling the garden with classic lilac fragrance up to 10 days before many common lilac varieties begin flowering.

Its vigorous growth, outstanding cold tolerance, and abundant blooms make it ideal for northern gardens and landscapes. In spring, clusters of intensely fragrant flowers attract butterflies and pollinators while creating a stunning display of color. Throughout the growing season, lush green foliage provides an attractive backdrop for mixed borders and foundation plantings.

Perfect for specimen plantings, flowering hedges, cottage gardens, and pollinator-friendly landscapes, Pocahontas Lilac delivers beauty, fragrance, and reliable performance year after year.

These healthy plants are shipped established in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in your garden.

Growing Information

• Common Name: Pocahontas Lilac
• Botanical Name: Syringa x hyacinthiflora ‘Pocahontas’
• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained soil; adaptable to most garden soils
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Flower Color: Deep violet-purple
• Bud Color: Maroon-purple
• Bloom Time: Early May (7–10 days earlier than common lilacs)
• Fragrance: Highly fragrant
• Mature Height: Approximately 10 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 10 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
• USDA Zones: 2–7
• Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant in full sun for the best flowering performance. Prune immediately after flowering if shaping is desired, as next year’s flower buds develop shortly after blooming.

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.