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(Syringa x 'Declaration') Star-shaped reddish purple flowers appear in large dramatic clusters in early spring. The scent is spicy sweetâthe essence of spring. The deciduous shrub reaches 6 to 8 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide; it takes full sun, or light shade in the hottest climates. Most lilacs bloom best in regions with winter chill (Sunset climate zones A1âA3; 1â11, 14â16).
Bluish-green, kidney-shaped leaves appear after the tree blooms in spring with purple-pink flowers held close to its many fine twigs. Avondale, a cultivar of Cercis chinensis, grows in zones 6 to 9 with green, leathery leaves, blooming with deep purple-pink flowers. Bodnant a wide-spreading cultivar of the Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum), grows to 30 feet tall and blooms with dark purple-pink flowers in zones 6 to 9.