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Key characteristics

Family: Oleaceae
Height: 8 to 12 ft
Width: 6 to 10 ft
Flower color: Pure white, highly fragrant flower clusters
Foliage color: Deciduous medium green leaves
Bloom time: Mid spring
Light: Full sun
Water: Low to moderate
Maintenance: Low to moderate; prune immediately after flowering to shape and remove spent clusters
Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 7
Wildlife: Fragrant blooms attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators

Shrubs

Syringa Vulgaris 'Angel White'

Angel White Lilac

Syringa vulgaris 'Angel White' is a deciduous lilac grown for fragrant, pure white flower clusters that open in spring, typically mid-May in mild-winter areas. Creamy buds expand into conical panicles of single florets, carried on upright, open-branched stems. Fresh green, heart-shaped leaves fill in quickly after bloom, keeping the plant attractive through the season.

'Angel White' is part of the heat-tolerant, Descanso lilacs developed through a hybridizing program that began in 1945.

Light

Full sun

Water

Low to moderate

Bloom time

Mid spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Sun Gardens
Foundation Plantings
Fragrant Gardens
Pollinator Gardens

Companion plants

Phlox · Pittosporum · Hardy mums · Lavender · Cranesbill · Butterfly bush

Design tip

Make the pure white flowers of ‘Angel White’ part of a deliberate spring color scheme by surrounding it with softer blues, lavenders, or cool greens. The restrained palette emphasizes the brightness of the flower clusters while giving this large lilac a more integrated role in the overall planting.