Syringa in a pot?

I have just given into impulse temptation and bought a Syringa Andenken an Ludwing Spath while shopping at Lidl. It looks nice and healthy, is about 2' tall and at £7.99 seemed a good price. I have a courtyard in my garden and was thinking of planting it in a large pot to be placed within the courtyard. Is this a good or a bad idea? It would look nice against the weatherboarded backdrop but I've no idea whether Lilacs do well in pots or not. Anyone with any experience of this?

 

Thanks A; think you are probably right.

I think at £7.99 it's a good price and will find a place to plant it. They had several varieties.

 

I have that one too. Lovely plant and scent!

 

I've got a few Lilacs in containers. The roots do outgrow the pots very quickly so you have to root prune them at least every other year and place into a slightly larger pot. I've not been so disciplined with my dwarf Lilac and it didn't get replanted last year - as a result the roots have grown so dense in the pot that when we had lots of heavy rain the water sat on top of the pot because it couldn't drain quickly enough. That one is going in the ground this year if it survives and the others will be root pruned and put back in containers. Ideally they would all go in the ground but I don't have space or anywhere suitable.

 

I have given up the potted lilac thought and have planted it in the ground. Thanks all.