Details
'Palibin' is a bushy, slow-growing deciduous shrub with small, broadly-ovate, dark green leaves and upright panicles of small, fragrant, lilac-pink flowers

Hardiness
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)

Aspect
North-facing or East-facing or South-facing or West-facing

Exposure
Sheltered or Exposed

Moisture
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained

Soil
 
Loam, Chalk, Sand, Clay

pH
 
Alkaline, Neutral
 
 
Size
Ultimate height
1-1.5 metres
Ultimate spread
1-1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
10-20 years

How to grow
Cultivation
Easy to grow in most well-drained, fertile, humus-rich alkaline to neutral soils. Thrives in chalky ground and appreciates mulching when planted in full sun
Propagation
Propagate by greenwood cuttings, layering in early summer, grafting in winter or chip budding in summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Low Maintenance

How to care
Pruning
Pruning group 1
Pests
Can get lilac leaf-mining moth and thrips
Diseases
May be affected by lilac blight and honey fungus