Syringa prestoniae Pinktini - Lilac

Syringa First Editions® Pinktini™ 'Jeftin' is a dwarf lilac variety that will charm with its compact habit, its generous pink flowering, and its very healthy foliage that remains beautiful until autumn. In spring, you can admire its clusters of fragrant flowers, visited by pollinators. In autumn, the shrub is superb under flamboyant foliage. Its small growth is perfectly suited to small gardens and container gardening. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant variety which is low maintenance.

Syringa x prestoniae 'Pinktini' belongs to the Oleaceae family. This cultivar was obtained by Jeffries Nurseries located in the province of Manitoba, Canada. This lilac is particularly suitable for cold climates. Its habit is both upright and rounded, reaching between 1.2 and 1.5 m in height and 0.9 to 1.2 m in width. This variety blooms between May and June. Its flowering takes the form of large upright panicles composed of deep pink flower buds opening into pink flowers. It has a fragrant flowering, but its fragrance is not comparable to that of common lilac (Syringa vulgaris). The foliage, a fairly light green during the season, turns butter yellow, then reddish-purple in autumn before falling. The leaves of this lilac are pointed, smaller than those of the common lilac, and resistant to powdery mildew. This 'Pinktini' lilac does not sucker, which limits its maintenance. Hardy down to -25°C, it tolerates summer drought well and adapts to different growing conditions. It prefers very sunny exposures and well-drained soil.

The Preston lilac 'Pinktini' can be used as a specimen plant in a small garden, to create small hedges or flowering screens, or simply in a shrub border. This shrub, visited by butterflies, has its place in a natural garden dedicated to biodiversity. To accompany the 'Pinktini' lilac, choose for example Weigela florida 'Alexandra', Japanese Spirea 'Goldflame' with its golden foliage, Abelia grandiflora for its long summer flowering and evergreen foliage, and Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo' whose purple foliage will enhance the pink flowers of the lilac.