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from "Brian Watson" contains these words:

Apparently it IS a Syringa Vulgaris (var.Katherine Havemeyer) lilac. I have
a couple of internet references that give the full scientific name, though
the label that came attached omitted the "Vulgaris".

Oh. I've never heard of lilac being kept in a pot. (Well, I did have a
dwarf one many years ago, but it never flourished.) I'm not too sanguine
about your chances of keeping it alive for long, but I may be unduly
pessimistic.

The rest of the online reference describes it as "10–12' H & W. Double pink
flowers. ‘Lavender Lady’ (a French Hybrid cultivar) maintains an upright
habit and is most valued for its extremely fragrant single purple blooms in
early to mid-May, dark green foliage." It sounds very nice, and I'm hoping
to be able to keep it hard pruned and grow it as a patio plant.

I'd pot it up with a fair amount of bone meal or hoof and horn.

Someone else will be along any minute to tell you what sort of soil they
prefer.

The last piece of the jigsaw...

:-)

I'm not so sure. :-(

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