{"id":7816,"date":"2016-04-15T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=7816"},"modified":"2015-10-05T19:34:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T23:34:45","slug":"palibin-lilac-a-good-choice-for-small-landscapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/04\/15\/palibin-lilac-a-good-choice-for-small-landscapes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Palibin&#8217; Lilac A Good Choice For Small Landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7843\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Syringa-meyeri-Palibin-4.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7843\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7843\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Syringa-meyeri-Palibin-4-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tree form of Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' \" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Syringa-meyeri-Palibin-4-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Syringa-meyeri-Palibin-4-678x1024.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree form of Syringa meyeri &#8216;Palibin&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dwarf Korean lilac (<i>Syringa x meyeri<\/i> \u2018Palibin\u2019) forms a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub, 4 to 5\u00a0feet high and 5 to 6\u00a0feet wide, with rounded top or canopy (USDA hardiness zones 3-7). It branches low to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Flower buds form which\u00a0are distinctively violet in color. In mid-spring\u00a0this\u00a0diminutive lilac is covered\u00a0by billowy panicles of fragrant\u00a0purple flowers.\u00a0Trusse are excellent for cutting and enjoying inside the home for their color and fragrance. Spring foliage first arises burgundy and becomes dark green\u00a0all summer long.<\/p>\n<p>Palibin lilac maintains its neat and tidy\u00a0compact form. Plant in\u00a0full sun and a well-drained soil for best flowering annually. Initial growth rate is slow and under proper care, specifically annual feeding and pruning, will prosper\u00a0for 25 to 30 years. It then may need to be renovated by pruning.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to other lilac species (<em>Syringa spp<\/em>.), Palibin\u00a0leaves are smaller and the overall shrub\u00a0offers a fine texture appearance. The small pointed leaves do not develop an appreciable fall color. Smooth gray bark and fruits (seed capsules)\u00a0offer no ornamental value.<\/p>\n<p>This low maintenance shrub should be grown primarily in full sun. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist sites, but not in standing water. It is not sensitive to soil type or pH and leaves\u00a0tolerate urban\u00a0inner city conditions. Wait to prune a month after spring flowering\u00a0to avoid removing spring flowers.\u00a0Palibin is a good choice for attracting butterflies.<\/p>\n<p>Dwarf Korean lilac can be utilized as a single specimen shrub or\u00a0group\u00a0as short hedges or privacy screens. It also may be nurtured in a large container for several years. Foliage is\u00a0highly powdery mildew resistant\u00a0on landscape sites with good air movement. As the above photo depicts, nurseries are now training Palibin lilacs into small compact trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Dwarf Korean lilac (Syringa x meyeri \u2018Palibin\u2019) forms a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub, 4 to 5\u00a0feet high and 5 to 6\u00a0feet wide, with rounded top or canopy (USDA hardiness zones 3-7). It branches low to the ground. Flower buds form which\u00a0are distinctively violet in color. In mid-spring\u00a0this\u00a0diminutive lilac is covered\u00a0by billowy panicles of fragrant\u00a0purple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,398,1218,749,299,440,144,674,665,1012,949,843,1060,951,601,729,777,630,705,646,7,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7816"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8121,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7816\/revisions\/8121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}