Frank P Matthews
Want to take a look at our latest catalogue? View our downloadable PDF version instantly.
Filters
Lilac. Well known for their incredible flower and scent. Lilacs can be grown as a bushy shrub or small tree. They will tolerate most soils and do particularly well on chalky soil. A sunny, sheltered site is best for maximum blooms.
Most are cultivars of the common lilac, Syringa vulgaris that originated in Eastern Europe. It has been the focus of plant breeders for many years and there are over 500 varieties in circulation.
There are some other delightful species available such as Syringa tomentella, Syringa josikea, Syringa meyeri and Syringa villosa. These mostly originate from China, Japan and Korea. Syringa reticulata, also known as Japanese Tree Lilac, has large cream panicles of flowers and is well worth planting.
Lilac
Panicles of sweetly scented pink flowers make an appearance in spring-summer and often return in summer-autumn.
Out Of Stock
Small shrub that produces a profusion of pretty lilac-pink flowers in May and June emerging from darker pink buds.
A less vigorous form with trusses of highly fragrant creamy yellow blooms and cinnamon, peeling bark.
Attractive peeling, cinnamon brown bark once mature. Small, cream, fragrant flowers cover the tree in large clusters.
A selected form of Japanese Lilac. Large clusters of long lasting, small, fragrant, ivory white flowers.
Strong growing/spreading shrub up to 15ft. Sweetly scented deep lilac-pink, flowers in May and June.
Spreading habit, double white flowers from pale lavender tinted buds. An extremely fine and heavy bloomer.
Single, dark, purple-red flowers, highly scented. Heart shaped mid-green foliage. After 10yrs 2.5m x 2m.
Double purple-lavender flowers fading to lilac-pink. Highly fragrant. Height & spread after 10yrs 3m x 2m.
Highly fragrant, large double white flowers open from yellow buds. Height and spread after 10 years 3m x 2m.
Upright habit. Pink buds open to fragrant, star shaped, double, pale rosy-lilac, flowers in large, dense panicles. Height 8-12ft.
Dark green heart shaped leaves. Dense panicles of fragrant, deep purple red double flowers, fading to pink.