Only very limited quantities of each available
and site will be updated when sold out. These lilacs are the equivalent
to us as the best Italian wines, truly for a special gift or the connaisseur.
Below you will have a preview of our 2009 collection.
Sold out for 2008 on this collection
June 2/08
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Aloise
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vulgaris
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single white Fiala 1968
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Although Aloise has smaller florets it makes up in the amount satiny
white bloom on a constant basis. The stems of the florets are also of a
rich chocolate color. Father Fiala named this lilac in honor of his mother.
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'Ainola'
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villosa
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Single Violet
Villosa
Denmark
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Named for Ainola, Kuokkala, the city of Jyväskylä, Middle-Finland,
where the
original plant was found. Later flowering lilac by two weeks. No disease
or pests on late lilacs.
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'Amethyst Purple'
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vulgaris
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Single purple to lavender
pre 1987
USA
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Reddish buds open to medium sized florescent reddish lavender
buds. Extremely fragrant and heavy bloomer.
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'Holte'
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josikea
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single red
josikea
Denmark
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We are so proud of our finnish lilacs. They are spectacular
in colors. more vibrant than many of the preston lilacs. Holte has deep
magenta red buds and then open to a lighter magenta flower.
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Jaan
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hyacinthiflora
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single magenta Vaigla
1997
hyacinthiflora
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Jaan is a lilac from Estonia and not yet anywhere in the
Americas except at our nursery. Flowers are a wonderful raspberry red with
heavy fragrance and flowering
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Julia
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henryi
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1993
single pink
Wickman
henryi
Finland
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Julia was imported from Finland a few years ago and the flowers
are reddish. It has a spicy fragrance. Not produced anywhere except at
our nursery.
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'Kievlyanka'
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vulgaris
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Rubtzov & Zhogoleva
1956;
Single lavender
Russia
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Time and time again in many of the conferences I give I refer
to the Russian hues and richness of colors. Many Russian hybridyzers saw
the potential in Lemoine's work and used them to cross more superior lilacs.
The mother plant is Katherine Havemeyer with an open cross. A wonderful
scented lilac and very beautiful. Don't miss this one for the collection.
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'Kingsville'
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vulgaris
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Hohman
1947
single purple
vulgaris
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Darker purplish buds open to very bright reddish flowers
that have a fine fragrance. Very popular lilac in Highland Park NY when
the lilac festival is on.
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Kjell
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josikea
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josikea
origin not known, 1998;
single magenta
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We are the first to offer this selection from Sweden. Being a josikea
the panicles are long are very heavy and pendulous. The color of this lilac
is reddish. Spicy fragrance and a later bloomer.
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‘Königin Luise’
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vulgaris
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single white
Pfitzer
1921
vulgaris
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This lilac has a very satiny white appearance. The eye of the flower
is hardly noticeable making it have a remarkable contrast against the green
stems.
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Mary Short
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hyacinthiflora
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Double pink Fiala 1979
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Mary Short is one of the few hyacinthiflora's that is double
and has really good contrasting colors from bud stage to flower stage.
It is reddish in bud and changes over to light pink afterwards. Very fine
fragrance.
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Monstrosa
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josikea
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single white
pre 1865
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Thought lost for over 125 years it surfaced in a collection in
Denmark. It is amongst of the oldest lilacs when records were first kept.
Late flowering the florets are a delicate white and spicy fragranced.
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Pauline Fiala
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vulgaris
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single violet to white
Fiala
1983
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One of the best violet lilacs in our collection. The colors
of this single violet lilac are true and stand up well in the spring sun
and heat. Fine fragrance.
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'Purple Mystery'
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purple mystery
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double purple
1987
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Whorled petals of a medium dark double purple with tight
clustered panicles. Very good fragrance.
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'Royal Crown'
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villosa
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single lavender
Fiala
1985
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Royal is especially beautiful with it's soft whitish red flowers
held up by cherry red stems. Seeds are usually a fluorescent red color.
Panicles are dense and long. {S. sweginzowii × (S. sweginzowii ×
S. tomentella)}
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'Sulte'
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josiflexa
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single lavender
pre 1936
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Named (perhaps) for Benjamin Sulte [1841-1923], French-Canadian
poet, journalist,
critic, historian and author of the 8 volume "Histoire des Canadiens-Francais"
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'Summer White'
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henryi
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Single white
1975
Lape USA
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First time we are offering Summer White. A lovely lilac with
white flowers and spicy fragrance. Buds are slamon pink and open to white
starry petals.
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Windsong
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vulgaris
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single pink Fiala 1984
vulgaris
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. It was the star lilac at the ILS convention in 2000. It has beautiful
luminous single pink florets that are both huge and extremely fragrant.
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