There are more than 1,000 varieties of lilac and fragrances ranging from strong to minimal. Weather, temperature and time of day also affect the intensity of the fragrance. The scent is a mixture ...

An old lilac often becomes a dense tangle of thick, gnarly old stems, dead wood and new shoots. This crowding can impede circulation and encourage powdery mildew, a common problem with older ...

Depending on the variety, lilac blooms can be purple, lavender, blue, blush, pink, white, ivory, creamy yellow, yellow, or bicolor. If you are looking for an exciting color, try syringa vulgaris ...

The common lilac is a tough, ... These thick, heavy stems are very prone to attack by lilac borers. Plus, a shrub 15 to 20 feet in height may have overgrown its location in the landscape.

Early bloomers, such as the hyacinth lilacs (Syringa x hyacinthiflora) — hybrids between the common lilac ... After eight or 10 years, Ms. Finley said, lilac stems simply aren’t as productive.

The majority of more than 1,600 lilac cultivars are descended from Syringa vulgaris (common lilac), and is one of the types we see in our area. Most lilacs do best with winter chill (at least 6 weeks ...

Lilacs are tough shrubs but have their share of disease and insect problems. Most will not kill lilacs, but cause leaf browning and stem dieback. If a lilac has one ...

The common purple lilac, Syringa vulgaris, or “old fashioned” lilacs bloom for about two weeks in May, almost always near Mother’s Day. Many old houses and farms still have lilacs growing in ...

Pruning older lilac stems right down to the ground will encourage the growth of new stems from the ... hence the common name “cupid’s-dart.” The flowers still symbolize love. Dear Master ...