Going to a plant nursery, you can be offered up to 50 varieties of simple lilacs. You can rely on your own taste, or you can approach the issue competently and prepare in advance for the purchase. Types of lilac, in addition to the difference in color and size of the petals, differ in life expectancy, growth rate and even intensity of aroma! Below you will find a guide to the most common varieties with descriptions and photos.
White
Madame Casimir Perier
A medium-sized shrub with a compact arrangement of shoots. These varieties of lilac are characterized by high frost resistance, so they can be found even in Siberia.
When dissolved, the buds have a characteristic white-cream color. Terry flowers, large enough, can reach 2 centimeters. One inflorescence can contain up to four pairs of flowers.
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Madame Casimir is often used for early distillation.
Madame Lemoine
It is often called “common lilac”, as it is found in every second garden. The shrub has a characteristic rounded shape with straight-growing shoots. It can reach a height of 4.5 meters, so it is used to decorate a fence or hedge.
It has rather large inflorescences, which include up to 3 panicles. The flowers are snow-white, completely covering the core. It grows quickly and requires almost no additional care.
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Frost resistance is high, therefore it is well suited for northern latitudes.
Krasavitsa Moscow
The beauty of Moscow is called the “Russian diamond”. The shrub is of medium size and sprawling shoots, so it easily fills the entire hedge. The flowers are white with characteristic lilac blotches. The inflorescences are massive, contain up to 2 spreading panicles.
Flowering is not violent, but stable and long lasting. Begins mid to mid-late. These varieties of lilacs were bred specifically for cultivation in Russian landscape design, so the plant’s frost resistance is high.
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Primrose
Small shrub, up to 3 meters high. It is distinguished by a noticeable volume (diameter reaches 2.5 meters) and lush flowering.
The buds have a slight yellow hue, which changes to cream in the process. Petals are small, up to 1.5 centimeters, elongated. Up to 4 panicles are located on one inflorescence. Growing a primrose is very simple and does not require the skills of a professional gardener.
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Flowering is intense in the middle.
Lilac
Leela Wonder
It is often used for the formation and formation of alleys. Good as a tapeworm and hedge decoration. A small shrub, rarely exceeding 2 meters in height. The maximum crown diameter is up to 1.5 meters.
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The petals have a characteristic purple spot in the center and a white rim. Quite large and fleshy. The inflorescence is shaped like a pyramid.
Flowering occurs in late spring – early summer. Leela Vander is a hardy plant that can withstand extreme temperatures well.
Frank Paterson
A medium-sized bush with a spherical crown. It has characteristic, dark purple buds that do not fade in the sun. During the flowering period, the shade does not change.
The petals are dense and feel like wax. Inflorescences are somewhat lowered due to dense panicles, pulling branches down.
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The flowering is not intense, occurs in the middle. Frank Paterson is a winter-hardy plant.
Leonid Leonov
Lilac “Leonid Leonov” is a medium-sized shrub. The branches are very sprawling, they have very large, spreading buds.
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The color of the lilac is soft purple, when it grows, it resembles a cup. The petals are fleshy, dense, do not fade in the sun. Long-lasting and very stable flowering with minimal labor costs.
Sensation
Medium-sized shrub up to 3 m high and sparse crown of the same diameter. The petals have a purple center with a very bright and expressive white border. On one inflorescence, as a rule, there are no more than 2 pairs of panicles.
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Blooms late with moderate intensity. The variety is not frost-resistant, so you should not plant it in the northern latitudes.
Lights of Donbass
Lilac “Lights of Donbass” is a medium-sized spreading shrub that grows up to 3 meters. The buds are deep, dark purple in color, like burning torches with a scarlet tint.
Terry flowers, large. The foliage is very dense, which reminds of the pipidastre. Inflorescences …
