Syringa × hyacinthiflora 'Mount Baker': Early White Lilac with Purplish Fall Color

Lilac 'Mount Baker' (Syringa × hyacinthiflora 'Mount Baker') is an early-flowering hybrid with fragrant single white flowers. Forms a shrub 8 feet high by 10 feet wide with autumn coloring. This hybrid and offspring show some disease resistance.

Growing Conditions

Reasonably fertile, well-drained soil in full sun; prefers neutral to slightly alkaline soil. Deadhead promptly. Prune lightly in late winter or early spring. Good air circulation. Requires chilling dormancy. Propagate by softwood cuttings or layer in early summer, graft in winter, bud in summer. Watch for powdery mildew, dieback, leafroll virus, MLO, root knot nematode, Verticillium wilt, witches' broom, bacterial leaf spot, anthracnose, borers, scale, caterpillars.

Key Features at a Glance

• Height: 6–10 ft.
• Spread: 10–15 ft.
• Growth Habit: Spreading, Moderate
• Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
• Moisture: Medium
• Maintenance: Low
• Characteristics: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Fragrant Flowers, Showy Flowers
• Bloom Time: Spring
• Flower Color: White
• Uses: Beds, Borders, Cut Flower, Roadside, Screening, Cottage Garden
• Type: Shrubs