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There are over 1600 lilac cultivars in existence that have been organised into five distinctive varieties: Wild,
Single French, Double French, Hyacinthiflora, and Preston. The cultivars within each variety share similar traits,
such as, flower-shape, growth patterns and ancestry.
All lilacs are shrubs: true or false?
False! Syringa reticulata
grows to 15 metres. Its feathery white flowers are the last lilac blooms of spring, appearing in late
June. Large and fragrant, these were described by one early botanist as "white
flowers exhaling the fragrance of honey." Also known as 'Ivory Silk', it is
a Canadian selection useful as a landscape accent or street tree.
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'Victor Lemoine' Lilac - 84K
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Wild