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The sight and fragrance of lilacs, blooming in shades from deep violet-purple to pink to white, are among the splendors of spring. If you’d like to have that splendor in your yard, be careful about ...

Until modern times, a big lilac bush was a fixture in every garden, filling the evening air of late spring and early summer with its memorable perfume. Syringa vulgaris and its many cultivars take up ...

Many plants are best left alone in November as they go dormant for the winter. As these ten are especially prone to damage, ...

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https://doi.org/10.2307/2439653 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/2439653 Copy URL The growth of shoots of Syringa vulgaris is described with special reference to the ...

Lilacs are divine in spring, their perfume drenched panicles smother heart-shaped foliage and epitomise all that’s beautiful and fresh during the season. The European common lilac, Syringa vulgaris ...