The sweetly scented blooms of lilac 39superba39 begin as deep pink buds before opening into soft pink clusters of tubular flowers and smothering this lovely bush in late spring colour syringa subsp microphylla 39superba39 is one of the more compact varieties of lilac so as well as being perfect for a cottage garden it can also be grown in a large container or trained as a fragrant colourful hedge or grown against a wall height and spread up to 35m 40113941