'Michel Buchner' is a large shrub to small tree reaching 2-3 m in height. The young twigs are slightly reddish-tinged. The old bark is grey-brown and flakes off slightly in small patches later in life. The broadly ovoid leaves are quite small at 7-10 cm long. They have a heart-shaped leaf base. The flower panicles are remarkably large and broad. They are about 16-24 cm long and 12-17 cm wide. At over 2.5 cm, the individual flowers are also large. The flower buds are dark purple. The opened flowers are light purple with light spots at the corners of the corolla lobes. The flowers are semi-filled with slightly twisted petals. They have a strong and pleasant fragrance. The flowers open in the first half of May. 'Michel Buchner' flowers very richly, with up to four flower panicles per branch. This enhances the impression of a full, richly flowering plant.
Syringa vulgaris grows in any nutrient-rich and humus-rich soil. The plant prefers neutral to calcareous soil. 'Michel Buchner' is very suitable for use in parks and gardens and was introduced in 1885 by Victor Lemoine & Fils in Nancy, France. Hardiness zone 4.
Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner' môže dorastať do výšky 4-6 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner' rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 4-6 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Syringa vulgaris 'Michel Buchner' so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.