Syringa meyeri 'Palabin' DWARF KOREAN LILAC

4-6 ft. (Zone 4)  Dwarf, compact shrub with a rounded habit.  Glossy green leaves have a purplish-red edge.  Beautiful fragrant spring flowers are purple in bud, opening to a light lavender.  Tolerant of soils and will grow in full to part sun.  Resistant to mildew.  A similar, but larger-growing,  pink-flowering variety is Syringa ‘Bailbell’ (Tinkerbell Lilac).
 
Sold as a Shrub or on Standard Tree Form.