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Katherine Havemeyer Lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Katherine Havemeyer’
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Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
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Katherine Havemeyer Lilac - Syringa vulgaris ‘Katherine Havemeyer’
‘Katherine Havemeyer’ is one of the heavyweight double lilacs, carrying dense conical panicles of tightly packed florets that open deep lavender purple and soften towards lilac pink as they age. Syringa vulgaris in this form is grown for perfume as much as colour, and the scent from a mature plant will carry across a courtyard on a still spring evening. It belongs in cool temperate Australian gardens, where winter is genuinely cold enough to set flower buds properly.
Why ‘Katherine Havemeyer’
Double florets: Each floret has multiple layers of petals, so the panicle looks solid and holds colour longer than single forms.
Colour transition: Buds open purple lavender and fade towards a pinker lilac, giving two tones on the bush at once.
Perfume: Among the more strongly scented of the old double cultivars, and excellent as a cut stem.
Mid season bloom: Flowers in the main flush of the lilac season, generally September to October in southern Australia.
Chill requirement: It needs a properly cold winter, so it suits Tasmania, the Victorian and New South Wales highlands, the Adelaide Hills, Canberra and the Granite Belt rather than coastal warm districts.
Ideal Applications
Cottage garden anchor: A mature bush gives height and scent behind perennial borders in cool climate gardens.
Scented walkway: Positioned beside a path or seat so the perfume is met at close range in spring.
Cutting garden: The heavy panicles cut well for the house, and picking doubles as useful pruning.
Informal boundary: Planted in a run it makes a tall, loose deciduous screen with a spectacular few weeks each spring.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2 to 2.5m apart
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 4m apart
Best Planting Season: Winter while dormant, or early autumn in milder cool climate districts
Soil & Drainage: Free draining, neutral to slightly alkaline soil is essential, and acidic soils benefit from an application of garden lime
Establishment Care: Water deeply once a week through the first two summers, keeping the crown itself dry, and mulch well clear of the stems. Prune immediately after flowering rather than in winter, because next season's buds form on wood produced through the coming summer.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 4m
Width: 2.5 to 3m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun, at least six hours daily for reliable flowering
Native to: The Balkan Peninsula of south eastern Europe (the parent species)
Flower Colour: Lavender purple ageing to lilac pink
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
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How It Works
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We Supply
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We Deliver
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We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







