Sering - Mme Lemoine - 3L

Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
Botanical Name: Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Lemoine’
Flower Colour: Creamy white
Growth Habit: Upright, bushy shrub
Final Height: Approx. 3–4 m
Exposure: Full sun
Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained soil
Flowering Period: Mid to late spring
Hardiness: Suitable for outdoor growing once established

Lilac ‘Mme Lemoine’ is one of the most celebrated white lilac varieties, appreciated for its pure blooms, strong fragrance, and enduring garden elegance. It brings brightness and refinement to borders, cottage gardens, and flowering hedges.

This variety produces large, upright panicles of fully double creamy white flowers, releasing the rich, traditional lilac scent during mid to late spring. Flowering is generous and creates a luminous seasonal highlight.

‘Mme Lemoine’ grows as a strong, upright deciduous shrub, gradually reaching approximately 3 to 4 metres in height. Over time it forms a long-lived structural feature, offering dependable spring flowering year after year.

For best performance, plant in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Lilacs thrive in open positions with good air circulation, which supports healthy growth and abundant bloom production.

Pruning should be carried out shortly after flowering, as lilacs form the next season’s flower buds on older wood. Removing spent flower heads and selectively thinning mature stems helps maintain vigour and productivity.

For gardeners seeking a white lilac with classic fragrance and beautifully full blossoms, ‘Mme Lemoine’ remains one of the finest and most reliable choices.