Fall 2008
photos of our lilacs at the bottom of the page
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Visit our early season lilacs, late and dwarf lilacs or our Specialty lilacs and Colby's Lilac Collections.

Legend:  TP is a 2.25" pot and well rooted and about 3-5 inches high. QT is a quart size pot. Plants are from 6-10 inches in height.
1g = 1 gallon and plants are 10-12" , 3g  are 20-24". Example 3g24"  = 3 gallon 24".
Please do not forget that there is no clear cut lilac colors. They constantly change hues as they progress and soil as well as geographical warm or cold zones will affect intensity and color slightly.
Larger sizes in most lilacs (60cm/24") are for pick up only at the garden center only. Contact us for what we have available.

click on  flashing  photo for picture	CULTIVAR	Date Hybridizer Country	color	fragrance zones mature size	DESCRIPTION	Unit Price
Lilac  Care	HYACINTHIFLORA	.	.	.	These lilacs are cross hybrids of syringa oblata and syringa vulgaris. They flower 7-10 days prior to Syringa vulgaris. They also flower more constant on a yearly basis and have accentuated fragrances. In the fall their leaves take on bronzy, red color.	.
	'Anabel'	1956 Hawkins	double pink	extreme Z2-9 8-12'	A very early and long lasting bloom. Extremely fragrant. Pink with heavy coloring of white in the florets.	n/a
	'Angel White'	1971 Lammerts USA	single white	high Z2-9 8-12'	Very floriferous and fragrant single white blooms cover the lilac over.	Tp $7.75 1g12" $19.50
	'Asessippi'	1932 Skinner Canada	single magenta	high Z2-9 8-12'	Pinkish lilac color and abundant bloom all over the plant. Very fragrant.	1g12" $18.50
	'Blanche Sweet'	1988 Fiala USA	single blue	high Z2-9 8-12'	Blue buds open to whitish blue petals, tinged with pink. Quite fragrant and exceptional for the garden. An exquisite lilac.	n/a
	'California Rose'	1966 Sobeck USA	single pink	high Z2-9 8-12'	Beautiful single pink florets are tinted paler rose backdrop with an elegant sweet bouquet.	Tp $7.75 Qt $14.00
	'Clarke's Giant'	1948 Clarke USA	single blue	high Z2-9 8-12'	This lilac has enormous reflexed lavender blue florets. It is hard to find but definitely a must for the garden. its florets open so wide it is as if they are trying to show themselves off to the sun.	TP $7.75 Qt $14.00 1g12" $19.00
	'Dark Night'	1966 Sobeck USA	single purple	extreme Z2-9 8-12'	Intensely  dark in color it should be used as a focal point in any garden alongside a white or pink lilac.	TP $7.75 Qt $14.00
	'Declaration'	1984 Egolf USA	single magenta	high Z2-9 7-8.5'	Limited Quantities Fragrant, dark-reddish-purple flowers, nearly foot-long flower clusters and open, upright growth habit. In 25 years of testing at the arboretum, it grew 8.5 feet high and about 6.5 feet wide	Tp $9.25 Qt $15.00
	'Esther Staley'	1948 Clarke USA	single magenta	very high Z2-9 8-12'	Flower buds are a carmine red breaking to a clear pink of exquisite radiance. Excellent bloomer.	tp $7.75 Qt $14.00
	'Excel'	1935 Skinner Canada	single lavender	high Z2-9 8-12'	Bluish pink trusses of flowers produced in great masses and are highly fragrant.Has a tendancy to be vibrant red with fall foliage.	tp $7.50 Qt $13.25 1g12" $19.00
	'Forrest Kresser Smith'	1996 Sobeck USA	single lavender	high Z2-9 8-12'	Requires little chill factor to flower. Excellent for cut flowers having huge lavish single lavender flowers.	Tp $7.75 Qt $14.00
	'Lavender Lady'	1954 Lammerts USA	single purple	extreme Z2-9 8-12'	This lilac has huge and extremely fragrant lavender flowers. A real must for the garden.	TP $7.75 Qt $14.00 2g15" $23.00
	'Maiden"s Blush'	1966 Skinner Canada	single pink	extreme Z2-9 8-12'	Exquisite pale to medium pink florets are exhibited in abundance all over the plant. This is the one pink that stands out in any collection.	TP $7.75 Qt $14.00 1g $19.50 15" $25.00
	'Mount Baker'	1961 Skinner Canada	single white	extreme Z2-9 8-12'	Large white blooms enrobe the plant to the point that in some years the foliage is not even visible.	1g12" $19.50 18" $27.00 24" $33.00
	'Old Glory'	1984 Egolf USA	single purple	high Z2-9 7-11'	Limited Quantities Fragrant, bluish-purple flowers, rounded growth habit and disease-tolerant foliage.  11.5 feet high and a little over 13 feet wide.	Tp $9.00 Qt $15.00
	'Pocahontas'	1935 Skinner Canada	single purple	very high Z2-9 8-12'	Deep maroon purple buds open to deep violet purple florets. Profuse and very reliable bloomer bloomer.	n/a
	2008 'Purple Glory'	1948 Clarke USA	single purple	very high Z2-9 8-12'	Very rich dark purple color with excellent fragrance. Flowers are a good size and plentiful on the plant.	Qt $15.00
	'Sierra Snow'	1967 Lammerts USA	single white	extreme 2-9 8-12'	Pure snowy white flowers with fully recurved petals. Of exceptional beauty.  A very heavy bloomer	TP $7.75 12" $19.00
	'Sister Justina'	1956 Skinner Canada	single white	very high 2-9 8-12'	The Arnold Arboretum in Boston strongly recommends this lilac. It is a early bloomer with greenish buds opening to lovely single pure white blooms. It was probably named for Edith Peterson who was an orphelin who became a nun and was known as The Mother Teresa of the North.	Qt $15.00 1g 12" $19.75
	'Sweetheart'	1953 Clarke USA	double magenta	high 2-7 8-12'	With magenta buds opening to delicate double powder pink florets this is one of showiest lilacs.	n/a
	'The Bride'	1961 Skinner Canada	single white	very high 2-9 8-12'	Beautiful reflexed petals on this satiny single white lilac remind us of fluffy white clouds. An excellent bloomer.	24" $35.00
	'Vesper Song'	1981 Fiala USA	Single violet	very high 2-9 8-12'	Large dark violet flowers denote this lilac as an excellent one for contrasting white. Flowers are extremely fragrant.	Tp $9.75 Qt $15.00

photo	LILAC	DATE Hybridizer Country	TYPE		fragrance zones mature size	DESCRIPTION	Unit Price
	Betsy Ross	1992 Egolf USA	oblata	single white	very high Z4-9 8-12'	The mother plant is a seedling from an oblata from China which was crossed through open hybridization. It is an early bloomer and single white, abundant in bloom and very fragrant. It was developed specially for warm climates. It has extremely large panicles and is very tolerant to powdery mildew.	Tp $7.75 Qt $14.00
	2008 'Cheyenne'	1971 Hildreth USA	oblata subsp.  dilatata	single blue	extreme Z4b-9 6-8'	Cultivar selected and released from the Cheyenne station. Seeds picked from Manchuria in 1930. Found in masses on rocky mountain slopes between 3,000 and 6,000 feet altitude. Single pale blue/pinkish colored flowers, is a prolific suckering 6 to 8 ft shrub, noted for attractive purplish-red fall color. Truelly an exquisite fragrance. Very sweet perfumed reelased from these flowers. Named for the United States Department of Agriculture Horticultural Field Station at Cheyenne, Wyoming.	Tp $9.50 Qt $14.00
	Lilac Sunday	1977 Alexander USA	x	single purple	very high Z2-9 8-12	Leaves resemble very much a chinensis lilac. They are small and the bush is very feathery. The flowers are single dark purplish pink and literally cover the entire plant.	24" $32.00

Corinna Moro with 1 gallon lilac	Corinna Moro with 3 gallon lilac
3 gallon lilacs in fall 2005	Corinna with plug size lilac
Sara in 3 gallon lilac beds	3 gallon lilac Sensation
Sara Moro with 3 gallon lilac