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Old Glory Lilac
Syringa x 'Old Glory'
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Bloom Time | Spring |
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Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
Special Features | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise |
Problems/Solutions | Rabbit Resistant |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Border, Hedge, Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
Flower Color | Purple |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Boxwood (Buxus); Weigela (Weigela); Coneflower (Echinacea); Juniper (Juniperus); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum) |
Care Instructions | Thrives in well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soils. Needs good air circulation. Water deeply, regularly in the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; increase frequency again before and during spring bloom period. Fertilize in early spring. Prune after flowering. |
History | 'Old Glory' is a selection from a controlled hybridization between Syringa 'Sweet Charity' and Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Pochohontas, made by Don Egolf in 1978 and released in march 2006. Thoroughly tested throughout most of the eastern United States from Alabama and Mississippi in the south and north to Michigan, Minnesota and Massachusetts. This cultivar has good tolerance to Cercospora blight and Pseudomonas syringae in warmer climates where these two diseases are a problem. A product of the U.S. National Arboretum, which is leading institution in the United States conducting long-term hybridization, testing and evaluation of trees and shrubs. Over 650 named cultivars have been released by the Arboretum to the ornamental nursery and floral industries. (NA 62974; PI641803) |
Bloom Time | Spring |
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Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
Special Features | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise |
Problems/Solutions | Rabbit Resistant |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Border, Hedge, Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
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Flower Color | Purple |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Boxwood (Buxus); Weigela (Weigela); Coneflower (Echinacea); Juniper (Juniperus); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum) |
Care Instructions | Thrives in well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soils. Needs good air circulation. Water deeply, regularly in the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; increase frequency again before and during spring bloom period. Fertilize in early spring. Prune after flowering. |
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History | 'Old Glory' is a selection from a controlled hybridization between Syringa 'Sweet Charity' and Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Pochohontas, made by Don Egolf in 1978 and released in march 2006. Thoroughly tested throughout most of the eastern United States from Alabama and Mississippi in the south and north to Michigan, Minnesota and Massachusetts. This cultivar has good tolerance to Cercospora blight and Pseudomonas syringae in warmer climates where these two diseases are a problem. A product of the U.S. National Arboretum, which is leading institution in the United States conducting long-term hybridization, testing and evaluation of trees and shrubs. Over 650 named cultivars have been released by the Arboretum to the ornamental nursery and floral industries. (NA 62974; PI641803) |
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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.