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Lilac 'El Dorado California': Lime-Yellow Variegated Foliage with Medium Blue Flowers

Lilac 'El Dorado California'

Beautiful lime-yellow variegation provides a striking contrast to the clusters of tiny, medium blue flowers. Foliage does not burn in the heat. An attractive hedge or screen. Evergreen. Photo credit: Doreen Wynja.

Growing Conditions

Full Sun to Partial Sun
Moderate Water Needs
Height: 5–10 feet
Spread: 7–12 feet

Tree: Itsy Bitsy® Lilac False Heather – Dwarf Evergreen Shrub; California Dreamin' Rose: Hybrid Tea with Cream Petals Pink Trim, Strong Citrus Scent, Performs in All Climates; Hotel California Rose: Clear Yellow Hybrid Tea with Slight Fragrance; Tuscan Sun Rose: Bronzed Buds Opening to Coppery Apricot Blooms; Abelia 'Kaleidoscope': Golden Variegated Foliage, Red Stems, Compact Evergreen; Azalea 'Brilliant': Watermelon Red Blooms, Reliable Evergreen for South; Hibiscus Lilac: Mauve-Purple Flowers on Evergreen Shrub for Warm Climates; Itsy Bitsy® Lilac False Heather: Tiny Evergreen Shrub with Continuous Southern Blooms; Lilac 'Sensation': Purplish-Red Florets Edged in White on Erect Branches; Lilac 'Victoria California': Evergreen Coastal Lilac with Deep Blue Flowers for Tall Hedges

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Escallonia Compact: Neat Mound with Reddish‑Pink Flowers for Edging & Containers

Dwarf Fothergilla: Three-Season Interest with Fragrant Spring Blooms

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Laurel English: Dense Evergreen for Clipped Hedges and Screens

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Lilac 'Charles Joly': Deep Wine-Red Double Fragrant Flowers on Upright Shrub

Lilac 'Miss Canada': Late Blooming Hardy Variety with Rosy-Pink Flowers

Lilac 'Sunday Lilac': Abundant Lavender Flowers Along Stems for Extended Display

Moonshadow Wintercreeper: Bright Variegated Groundcover

Purpleleaf Wintercreeper: Ivy-Like Groundcover with Plum Winter Color