Lilac Congo (Syringa vulgaris 'Congo') has beautiful very fragrant, large single flowers in clusters. The flower colour changes over time from claret-red to purple. The buds are a deeper colour adding more drama to the change of flower colour. This long-lived deciduous shrub has green leaves and some autumn colour. From France 1896.
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- Uses: ornamental shrub, hedge, cut flower
- Size: 2 metres high x 2 metres wide depending on conditions
- Flowering: late spring
- Features: clusters of fragrant beautiful very fragrant claret-red flowers, some autumn foliage
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- Flowering:
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