(Early-flowering Lilac)

An early-blooming, rock-hardy lilac with snowy white blooms, this 1961 introduction from renowned hybridizer Frank Skinner of Dropmore, Manitoba, bears masses of large conical flower clusters at its branch tips from early to mid-spring. One of numerous cultivars resulting from crosses between common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) and the East-Asian native Syringa oblata, this deciduous shrub offers the features of common lilac but blooms a week or more earlier. It forms a rather open...

(Early-flowering Lilac, Vesper Song Early-flowering Lilac)

An early-blooming, rock-hardy lilac with striking dark purple blooms, this introduction from lilac hybridizer and guru John Fiala of Medina, Ohio, bears masses of large conical flower clusters at its branch tips from early to mid-spring. One of numerous cultivars resulting from crosses between common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) and the East-Asian native Syringa oblata, this deciduous shrub offers the features of common lilac but blooms a week or more earlier. It forms a rather open...

(Preston's Lilac)

One of the latest-blooming and hardiest lilacs, this hybrid between nodding lilac (Syringa komarowii ssp. reflexa) and late lilac (Syringa villosa) was first developed by the English-Canadian horticulturist Isabella Preston in the early twentieth century. Branching, pyramidal, sometimes arching clusters of fragrant pink, purple, lavender, or lilac flowers appear at the stem tips in late spring, a week or more after those of common lilac. The flowers are borne on the current...

(Agnes Smith Lilac, Preston's Lilac)

A late-blooming, rock-hardy lilac with showy white blooms, this 1970 introduction from Owen M. Rogers of the University of New Hampshire bears masses of branching pyramidal flower clusters at its stem tips in late spring. The fragrant flowers open more than a week after those of common lilac. This is one of many cultivars of Syringa x josiflexa, the hybrid between nodding lilac (Syringa komarowii ssp. reflexa) and Hungarian lilac (Syringa josikaea) first...

(Donald Wyman Lilac, Preston's Lilac)

A late-blooming, rock-hardy lilac with showy purple blooms, this 1944 introduction from famed hybridizer Frank Skinner of Dropmore, Manitoba, bears masses of branching pyramidal flower clusters at its stem tips in late spring. The fragrant flowers open more than a week after those of common lilac and are borne on the current year's growth. This is one of many cultivars of Syringa x prestoniae, the hybrid between nodding lilac (Syringa komarowii ssp. reflexa) and...

(Isabella Lilac, Preston's Lilac)

A late-blooming, rock-hardy lilac with showy lilac-purple blooms, this 1928 introduction from the renowned English-Canadian horticulturist Isabella Preston bears masses of branching pyramidal flower clusters at its stem tips in late spring. The fragrant flowers open more than a week after those of common lilac and are borne on the current year's growth. This is the original named cultivar of Syringa x prestoniae, the hybrid between nodding lilac (Syringa komarowii ssp....

(Miss Canada Lilac, Preston's Lilac)

This large, deciduous shrub is distinguished by its prolific and beautiful blooms. In late spring to early summer, ‘Miss Canada’ produces many clusters of subtly sweet smelling, deep pink flowers that are rose-red in bud. These bloom later than the common lilac and prefer full sun and well drained, neutral to slightly acidic soil. Be sure to prune them in summer after they flower. Incorporate them into the landscape as feature plants, in mixed borders or as hedges.

(Nocturne Lilac, Preston's Lilac)

A late-blooming, rock-hardy lilac with showy blue-purple blooms, this 1936 introduction from the Morden Research Station in Manitoba bears masses of branching pyramidal flower clusters at its stem tips in late spring. The fragrant flowers open more than a week after those of common lilac and are borne on the current year's growth. This is one of many cultivars of Syringa x prestoniae, the hybrid between nodding lilac (Syringa komarowii ssp. reflexa) and late lilac...

(Preston's Lilac, Telimena Lilac)

A late-blooming, rock-hardy lilac with showy pale pink blooms, this 1970 introduction from Polish hybridizer Wladyslaw Bugala bears masses of branching pyramidal flower clusters at its stem tips in late spring. The fragrant flowers open more than a week after those of common lilac and are borne on the current year's growth. This is one of many cultivars of Syringa x prestoniae, the hybrid between nodding lilac (Syringa komarowii ssp. reflexa) and late lilac (Syringa...