Syringa vulgaris 'Carpe Diem'? - 30-40 CM C4

Bulletpoints
* suitable for flowering hedges * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * cut flower * strongly scented flowers * attractive yellow autumn colouring * tolerates pruning * easy to care for * heat-tolerant, urban climate-resistant, wind-resistant, smoke-hardy, heat-loving

Leaves
Attractive yellow autumn colouring.

Bark
Striped, torn bark.

Growth habit
Common lilac 'Carpe Diem'® is upright in structure.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Pruning
Pruning, ideally in July, is advisable for this plant.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Watering: In the period from May to September - Pruning: July.

Care
- A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time. - Lilacs flower on biennial wood, so the plant should be thinned out after flowering or plants that have grown too large should be pruned.

Flower
The lilac-blue flowers are very double and appear in panicles from May to June. They grow to around 12 - 15 cm tall and are strongly scented.

Use
Pruning, solitary, park, bee pasture, hedge, scented garden

Root
Syringa vulgaris 'Carpe Diem'® is a taproot and, depending on the soil, forms runner-forming, strongly spreading roots.