Syringa patula ( Korean Lilac )
Syringa patula is a twiggy , dense , deciduous shrub . Miss Kim is a mound - forming subspecies . shoot are violet when untried , leave of absence are dull unripened , to 4 inches long , often turning purple in fall . Light lilac - blue flowers are confine on erect , 5 inch long panicles . Bloom time is other to mid - leap . aboriginal to China and Korea ....