Our choice for Plant of the Week this week, is the Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’, common name Ivory Silk Lilac.
This is an excellent, small, upright, deciduous tree which requires little if any maintenance. It has an oval or pyramidal form when young but spreads to a more rounded and compact shape as it grows older. The huge clusters of creamy white flowers, borne in early summer for about two weeks, are the main ornamental feature but lack the fragrance of the spring-blooming Lilacs. You can see these trees in full bloom right now.
The Ivory Silk Lilac can be expected to reach a height of about 20 - 30' tall with a spread of about 16' at maturity.
