Scentara® Double Blue Lilac

Scentara® Double Blue is a fragrant spring-flowering lilac with double florets that appear purple and take on a blue tone in bright spring light. The upright shrub has green foliage and a strong flowering display. ## Garden Use The exact Proven Winners profile lists mature height and spread of 6–8 feet, full sun, and USDA zones 2–8. Use it as a specimen, in a border or mass planting, or where the fragrance and spring flowers can be appreciated. The profile also lists cut-flower, container, and screening uses. [Scentara® Double Blue profile](https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/syringa/scentara-double-blue-lilac-syringa-x-hyacinthiflora) ## Seasonal Interest The double purple-blue flowers open in spring against green leaves. The source describes the blooms as especially fragrant and notes that this cultivar was developed from the fragrant hyacinthiflora lilac group. ## Maintenance Provide full sun and soil with good drainage; avoid sites that remain soggy, especially through winter. Lilacs are adaptable to soil but the profile notes a preference for alkaline conditions. If pruning is needed, do it immediately after flowering because lilacs set the following season’s buds on old wood. This named selection is SMNSHBBL; U.S. plant patent PP29,801 was granted November 6, 2018. [Patent record](https://patents.justia.com/patent/PP29801)