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Littleleaf Lilac (Wholesale Bundles) | Spring 2027
$187.00
Price breaks
| Bundles in your cart | Per bundle | Per plant |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 bundles | $187.00 | $7.48 |
| 4 to 11 bundles | $158.95 | $6.36 |
| 12 to 23 bundles | $140.25 | $5.61 |
| 24 bundles and up | $121.55 | $4.86 |
40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.
Breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants.
Farm & Ranch bundles are already priced wholesale, so SAVE discount codes don't apply to them.
Reliable shipping
Wholesale only. We carry Littleleaf Lilac only by the wholesale bundle. For just a few plants, see our Purple Lilac (Bundle of 3).
At a glance: Littleleaf Lilac is a compact, fine textured lilac rated hardy to zone 4 in our ratings (winters to -30°F). Ships bare root. Sold here at wholesale prices, by the bundle.
| Also called | Little leaf lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla) |
|---|---|
| Hardy to | Zone 4 on the MFTC modified cold hardiness scale (-30°F). Grows in zones 4 to 7. A bare number means the whole of zone 4, colder half included. Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator. |
| Mature size | 5 to 7 ft tall and wider than tall |
| Pollination | No pollination needed. Grown for bloom, not fruit. |
| Spacing | 3 to 4 ft apart in the row. |
| Good for | Low hedges, yard and farmstead borders, a shorter outside row |
| Deer | Seldom badly damaged by deer. |
| What you get | Dormant bare root seedlings, 25 plants to a bundle. Sizes: 6-10 in., 10-24 in. and 2-3 ft. Shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027. |
| Wholesale terms | Sold by the bundle. Mix any Farm & Ranch plants to reach a price break at 4, 12 and 24 bundles. 40 bundles or more, email us for a quote. |
Overview
Littleleaf lilac is a smaller, finer leaved lilac that stays under about 7 ft and does not sucker the way common lilac does. Pink lilac flowers come in late spring, often with a lighter second flush in late summer.
Origin & History
Native to northern China. Used where common lilac gets too big or spreads too much.
Uses
Low hedges and borders that need little pruning. It is the least proven of our lilacs in the coldest valleys, so in zone 3 country choose common or Villosa lilac instead.
Growth Habit
Dense, rounded shrub, 5 to 7 ft tall and a little wider.
Spacing
Plant 3 to 4 ft apart. A bundle of 25 covers 75 to 100 ft of row.
Pollination
Nothing needed. Flowers feed bees and butterflies.
Cold hardiness
We rate littleleaf lilac to zone 4, winters to -30°F. That is where we know it holds up, and we won't claim more until we've seen it.
How wholesale orders work
- Bundles can't be split. Sizes under 3 ft. come 25 to a bundle, 3 ft. and taller come 20 to a bundle.
- Price breaks count every Farm & Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants. 4 bundles, 12 bundles and 24 bundles each drop the price on all of them. The discount shows up in your cart on its own.
- Add to your order any time before it ships. Same shipping address, and the bundles count together toward the next price break.
- No cancellations after February 1. Cancel part of an order before then and the rest is priced at the break it still earns.
- If we come up short on a plant, you keep the price break you paid for and we refund the bundles we couldn't send.
- Our dead plant guarantee covers these the same as everything else we sell. A plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code for what you paid for it plus its share of the shipping. We can't break a bundle, so credit goes toward a future order, not loose replacement plants.
- Planting 40 bundles or more? Email us for a quote.
Questions we get about Littleleaf Lilac
How cold hardy is Littleleaf Lilac?
We rate it hardy to zone 4, which means winters down to about -30°F.
How far apart do I plant Littleleaf Lilac?
3 to 4 ft apart for a low hedge.
What arrives, and when does it ship?
Dormant bare root seedlings by the bundle, roots packed in moist sawdust, shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027. Orders are paid in full at checkout. Our dead plant guarantee covers them: a plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code toward a future order.
Photos: “Syringa-microphylla-flowering” by Sten Porse, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.