James Macfarlane Lilac - Purple Preston Lilac Shrub in 2 Gallon Pot | Fragrant Spring Blooms

Add vibrant spring color and graceful fragrance to your landscape with the James Macfarlane Lilac, a Preston lilac cultivar known for its striking purple blooms edged with white margins. Blooming in mid-spring, this deciduous flowering shrub produces abundant clusters of slightly fragrant blossoms, ideal for cottage gardens, borders, privacy plantings, and pollinator-friendly landscapes.

This upright shrub features lush green foliage and grows to approximately 10–15 feet with a moderate growth rate. Hardy in USDA zones 3–7, it thrives in full sun and well-draining fertile soil. Water moderately, especially during establishment. The plant is shipped established in a 2 gallon nursery pot, ready to flourish in your garden.

Includes:
• 1 live James Macfarlane Lilac
• 2 gallon pot plant
• Purple blooms with white margins
• Healthy, rooted flowering shrub
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Care Tips: Plant in full sun for optimal flowering and air circulation. Prune lightly immediately after blooming to maintain shape and encourage healthy future 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.