Excellent lilac

14/05/2023

14/05/2023

Lilacs are associated with good luck omens: if you find a flower with three or five petals and make a wish and eat it, it will definitely come true.

10/05/2023

The coat of arms of Sigulda (Latvia) bears a picture of a lilac.

02/05/2023

If you planted a lilac bush in your garden, not only your children but also your grandchildren and probably your great-grandchildren will thank you. Celebrating a centenary is commonplace for this plant.

02/05/2023

The lilacs' lingering, sweet scent is unmistakable, letting us know that summer is coming. Hungarian lilacs break all stereotypes: they do not smell. Not at all.

30/04/2023

The goddess Siringa, after whom the plant was named, was responsible for idyll and joy. Arguably, the lilacs themselves do a fine job of these functions.

30/04/2023

Every year Boston celebrates what is known as Lilac Sunday. This is the only day of the year when picnics are allowed at the Boston Arboretum, which contained 442 lilac bushes.