Charles Joly French Lilac - 3 Ft Tall Potted Shrub with Double Dark Red Fragrant Blooms

Charles Joly French Lilac Overview

The Charles Joly French Lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles Joly’) is a deciduous flowering shrub known for its striking double dark red to purplish blooms and strong, sweet fragrance. This live plant arrives potted and approximately 3 feet tall, ready to enhance your garden with bold color and classic lilac scent.

Key Features

• Produces dense clusters of velvety double blooms that deepen in color as the plant matures
• Fragrant flowers bloom in spring, adding sensory appeal to garden borders and focal points
• Highly cold-hardy, thriving in USDA zones 3–8
• Moderate growth rate, reaching mature heights of 10 to 15 feet
• Suitable for cottage-style landscapes and garden borders

Growing Information

• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
• Sun Requirements: Full sun, with light shade in the hottest areas
• Soil: Prefers well-draining, slightly alkaline soil
• Watering: Moderate; average water needs
• Container Friendly: Possible when young, but best planted in the ground for long-term growth
• Care Tip: Prune immediately after flowering to shape the shrub and encourage next season’s blooms

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.