Syringa vulgaris 'Belle de Nancy'.


plenty of space, lilacs can provide excel- lent shelter and privacy if planted on the perimeter, or they will make a spectacu- lar lilac walk with their beautiful fragrant blooms. The common lilac (Syringa vulgaris)


is native to eastern Europe and has long been cultivated in gardens. In the late 18th century, explorers began to bring repre- sentatives of the many species that are native to Asia to the gardens of Europe. Lilacs have been developed over the past 150 years to have much more spectacu- lar colours, and the more modern lilac varieties are much more compact in habit than the older varieties and either do not sucker, or have much reduced tendencies to sucker. The colour range of common lilac


flowers has been expanded by plant breeders; efforts beginning in the 19th and continuing through the 20th centu- ry. The most widely planted, the French hybrid lilacs, originated in the Victor Lemoine et fils nursery at Nancy, France. Beginning in 1876 and continuing until 1955, Victor Lemoine, his son Emile and grandson Henri introduced 214 cultivars. Some of these are available today


including ‘Charles Joly’, a double, dark purple; ‘Belle de Nancy’, an outstanding double pink; ‘Congo’, a dark red single and ‘Montaigne’, an upright-growing lilac-pink.


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Syringa prestoniae 'Donald Wyman' in spring.


Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joli'.


Syringa hyacinthiflora 'Asessippi'. Fall 2016 • 39


Photo courtesy of Bylands Nurseries Ltd.


Photo courtesy of Bylands Nurseries Ltd.


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