Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Maiden's Blush'

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Key characteristics

Family: Oleaceae
Height: 8 to 12 ft
Width: 6 to 10 ft
Flower color: Pale blush pink to soft shell pink, fragrant flower clusters
Foliage color: Medium green, heart-shaped leaves
Bloom time: Early to mid spring
Light: Full sun
Water: 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 x hyacinthiflora 'Maiden's Blush'

Maiden's Blush Lilac

Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Maiden's Blush' is an early-blooming lilac that opens in early to mid-spring with fragrant, single florets in pale to medium pink tones. Buds begin a deeper rosy shade, then soften as the panicles expand, creating full, conical clusters held above fresh green, heart-shaped leaves. The flower display arrives ahead of many common lilacs and perfumes paths and entry gardens.

This cultivar belongs to the early-flowering lilacs, a hybrid group derived from Syringa oblata and Syringa vulgaris.

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Early to mid spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Sun Gardens
Specimen Plants
Fragrant Gardens
Pollinator Gardens

Companion plants

Phlox · Pittosporum · Hardy mums · Feather reed grass · Cranesbill · Butterfly bush

Design tip

Make ‘Maiden’s Blush’ part of the garden’s early spring transition, when its rosy buds and soft pink flowers can stand out against newly emerging foliage. Its early bloom brings color and fragrance before many larger spring shrubs reach their peak.