Lilacs in So. Cal
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Fragrant lilacs for nor.cal/ bay area
Comments (3)These are listed at Sunset. Eight lilacs for mild-winter climates Low-chill lilacs can be purchased at many nurseries. If you can't find the variety you want, ask your nursery to order it from L. E. Cooke Co. in Visalia, California (wholesale only). Descanso Hybrids ⢠'Angel White': Mildly fragrant white flowers develop on the upper branches of a thick, bushy shrub that grows 8 to 10 feet tall. Selected and introduced from Lammerts' original plants by Monrovia Nursery. "The idea was to name it after the baseball team and call it 'Los Angeles Angels'," says Boddy. But it didn't get registered that way. ⢠'California Rose': Mildly fragrant medium pink flowers appear in profusion on a vigorous shrub that grows 8 to 10 feet tall. ⢠'Lavender Lady': Lavender flowers with good fragrance develop on a shrub about 8 to 10 feet tall. 'F. K. Smith' and 'Sylvan Beauty' are similar, but the flowers on 'F. K. Smith' are a bit lighter on an 8- to 10-foot-tall plant, and 'Sylvan Beauty' has pinker, more open blooms on a 10- to 12-foot-tall plant. Other low-chill lilacs ⢠'Blue Skies': Very fragrant lavender flowers appear on an 8-foot-tall plant. Heavy bloomer. No need to adjust water to induce dormancy. Developed by rose hybridizer Ralph Moore in Visalia, California. ⢠'Esther Staley' (Syringa hyacinthiflora): Very showy, pure pink flowers with good fragrance develop on rounded shrubs that grow to about 8 feet tall. ⢠'Excel' (S. hyacinthiflora): Light lavender flowers with good fragrance appear on rounded shrubs 8 feet or taller. Massive bloomer. Blooms earlier than the others listed (late February or early March)....See MoreJoint Meeting of SoCal ABS and Palm Society of SoCal
Comments (1)Looking forward to it!...See MoreSoCal/NorCal gathering of the CF forces.
Comments (66)Many creative people indeed, and the rest of us to admire their creativity. That does look like a very comfortable chair, Lars, and like barnmom, I'm imagining how silk/mohair would feel. And, back to food, is that triangle standing up on the side of the bowl the crunchy rice? Annie...See MoreNo Rugosa/Alba/Bourbon/Cent/HPs Ever in SoCal?
Comments (34)Odinthor - Just checked out Duc de Bragance since I don't think I've come across this gentleman before. Mmm...very nice. Not a great deal of info on HMF; did eventually find an obscure German site with v.g., detailed photos and what looked like excellent information, but my 'Translate' function wouldn't work on it for some reason. I did manage to glean that it fades to purple/violet and its scent is sweet/spicy and 'strong/strong exuding' - maybe that = wafting - but can vary a lot from am to pm. Is that your experience? I'd also love to know how big he gets for you (H and W) - he looks quite upright in the pix I've seen - and whether he's reasonably disease-free. I'm assuming he's a HP? Do you know if he copes with full (inc pm) sun? And, sorry, yet another Q - does he have some sort of main flush, or is it literally just scattered blooms all year? By the way, for those missing 'Preview' - you probably already know this, but in case anyone doesn't - if you just click 'Submit' you can then edit, like we used to do on Preview, by clicking on the little pencil that appears after you submit, top right; then Submit again when done. I don't know whether the uncorrected version stays on the screen for everyone else, while you're doing it - it would be better if it didn't appear, until we'd got it right. The jiggling thing - I've done some pretty long posts, and not usually had this problem; I wonder if it's because I break it up into paragraphs??...May be nothing to do with it, but just a thought.. Comtesse :¬)...See Moreparker25mv
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