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‘Miss Kim’ Lilac – Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim



‘Miss Kim’ Lilac – Syringa pubescens subsp. patula ‘Miss Kim – Easy to see why ‘Miss Kim’ lilac is a great addition to a landscape in zones 4 through 8. In this video we examine the assets and cultural requirements of ‘Miss Kim,’ a fragrant, compact, shrub form of lilac.

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18 Comments

  1. J M

    Thanks for the video! Miss Kim has been in my radar for a couple years, I just need to hunt one down

  2. Susan Rodgers

    Jim Putman! I love my Miss Kim Lilac. It is planted on the corner of my house, it's limbed up more like a tree, it's about 6 and a 1/2 – 7' tall aid I could not tell you what kind of soil it is in. All I know is we have great soil up here. I've never fertilized it I never water it it just does it sting all on its own. I live in Indiana Knightstown Indiana so I'm 5B -6A depending on the year and the climate. I do want to underplant it but I don't know what to underplant it with. I moved up here 20 years ago from Louisiana and I have gotten into gardening about 3 years ago; so I am still in a major learning phase.. The Miss Kim Lilac smells heavenly and I can smell it from my front porch every day when it's in Bloom. I am about a month behind you in bloom time.

  3. Dawn B

    Thanks Jim! I planted one 2 years ago near my HVAC unit for screening. Appreciate the info.

  5. LuluC

    I just planted my first Miss Kim L last week. Looking forward to its growing.

  6. Judy McKerrow

    I think I planted a miss Kim last year. A small quart size shrub, I’m glad it’s slow growing because I definitely planted it a little close to another lilac.🌷💚🙃

  8. Gabrielle A. Tumminello

    Thanks Jim not only did I purchase one for my daughter, but I also received one as a Mother’s Day gift. This was great as I’m not familiar with the miss Kim lilac. Thanks a bunch very helpful.

  9. Sharon’s Pops and Plants

    I love lilacs but haven’t been able to find them here in FL but sure is pretty. My Mom had a French lilac it was a deep purple. I’m in zone 9 so I guess it’s too hot down here for them 😊

  10. Alice Potter-Rallis

    I limb up my Miss Kim too. I’m in PA and mine has never gotten powdery mildew. Today I picked up some rooting hormone to take cuttings!!

  11. Kevin S O'Donnell

    I used to have several lilacs but haven’t had them for several years. The fragrance reminds me a bit of lily-of-the-valley.

  12. Lindsay Mason

    Thanks, Jim! Are all lilacs slow growing? I have a mystery lilac that a neighbor shared with me. She got it from Costco in a two-pack a couple of years ago. I have no idea what type it is, but curious if it'll take 10 years to get to 6-8 ft tall (it's 18 inches right now).

  13. Mansplainer

    I remember you telling us that you weren't a big fan of Crape Myrtles. Lilacs are my Crape Myrtles. I do appreciate that you keep you Lilac looking clean and fresh. Most people just let it look horrible for years and years. So many neglected Lilacs in my city.

  14. Gigi

    I planted Miss Kim lilac about 22 years ago at my home in the Florida panhandle after a spring trip to Mackinac Island made me fall in love with lilacs. During the 2 or so years before I moved west, the blooms were not nearly as fragrant as I had hoped. I don’t think it survived the people who lived there after me, but if it did, it would be nice to see how big it would be now and if the fragrance improved with age. Unfortunately, most of the trees, shrubs, etc., did not survive after I was no longer there. Here, the deer aren’t kind to lilacs, but I have noticed there there are several newer lilacs that, in addition to Miss Kim, are being bred for the south to at least zone 8.

  15. Jennifer Nash

    I snagged one last spring, put it in the ground, and have basically ignored it ever since, and it's doing really well in my Raleigh garden, so I agree with you – if you need something you don't have to think about, mIss Kim is a great option.

  17. Dia

    The movement on Miss Kim when the wind blowed in this video, whew it’s gorgeous. I love the movement.

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