Lilac: description, types and varieties, planting in the open field and caring for ornamental shrubs (85 Photos & Videos) + Reviews

In gardens, you can often find ordinary lilac, the species diversity of which includes 500 varieties with fragrant, fragrant purple, white, red, purple, lilac flowers. Common lilac blooms 4 years after planting. The only negative is that it gives a lot of shoots every year. In order not to start the site, it is required from time to time to cut out extra shoots.

Some varieties of lilacs have large, double flowers. The view is remarkable in that the flowers are “double”, that is, another one grows from the lower tube, similar to the first. Lilac can also be semi-double if there are fewer petals in the upper tube.

The species is characterized by resistance to adverse weather conditions. It's just a find. Hungarian lilac can easily endure severe frosts, even without shelter, it will not die from drought and waterlogging of the soil.

Flowering begins a couple of weeks later than ordinary lilacs. The flowers have long tubular legs, the petals are noticeably pointed at the ends. Inflorescences in several tiers, can reach 30 cm in length.

Bushes of a tall species reach a height of 10 m, a real giant. The leaves of the Amur lilac are similar to ordinary leaf plates. Blooms with small flowers. The color range is quite wide: from delicate shades of light tones to darker, creamy ones.

During the flowering of lilacs, you can’t just pass by, so the flowers thin out a strong, pleasant aroma. The species is resistant to temperature drops, but will never grow on poor soil, no matter how hard you try.

Persian lilac shrub reaches 3 m in height. In dense and dense inflorescences, fragrant flowers are collected, slightly smaller in size than those of the common lilac.

The species is a little capricious, as it is highly sensitive to low temperatures.

Simply a marvelous variety that has gained popularity for the beauty of double, marbled pink top flowers and purplish pink flowers at the bottom of the brush. The variety belongs to Nadezhda Sakharova.

Aigul is a Bashkir female name, which means "moon flower" in translation.

This variety is very rare and can be found in collectors and botanical gardens. Blooms for 3 weeks. Differs in densely double, original, fragrant inflorescences. They have a pyramidal shape, very strong and dense. Inflorescences reach a height of 19 cm, and a width of 10 cm.

The variety belongs to Lemoine, was released in 1921. Spreading, low shrub rarely reaches 2 m in height.

The inflorescences are conical, wide, ovate, reach a length of 30 cm. The flowers are very large, simple. In bud, the flowers are pinkish-purple, then when dissolved, it changes to lilac with a barely noticeable pink tint, and when the petals fade, they become almost white.

Prefers an open sunny position. It grows and develops best on sandy, breathable soil. For better growth, you need to provide enough calcium, so you will have to make mineral and organic fertilizers.

It is resistant to drought, but you should not abuse this feature, you need to water the plants as needed, especially abundantly during flowering.

In early spring, while the buds are in a dormant state, it is necessary to carry out shaping and rejuvenating pruning, remove all old, damaged and excess shoots.

The Buffon variety is considered frost tolerant, but requires shelter during harsh winters.

It belongs to low-growing varieties, does not exceed 1.5 m in height with a bush width of 1 m. Heart-shaped leaves are pointed at the end, not large in size, 4 cm long. It blooms with small tubular flowers, painted in pink-lavender color. Interspecific hybrids may have carmine flowers.

Paniculate inflorescences, up to 10 cm high. Flowering begins in the last decade of May. The variety is remontant, so re-blooming is possible at the end of summer. But it will be weak.

Variety characteristic:

If the weather is hot, in order to avoid overheating of the root system, you need to mulch the surface of the soil and water it abundantly.

It is desirable to fertilize 2 times per season: in spring and at the end of summer. Nitrogen-containing fertilizers are applied only in the spring, in the fall they will cause harm.

Josie lilac can be used in solitary plantings, in combination with other varieties. Suitable for cutting.

The variety belongs to L.A. Kolesnikov. The banner of Lenin is an ordinary lilac with purple-red, simple flowers, reaching 2.5 cm in diameter. The flowers thin out a persistent, pleasant aroma.

The shrub reaches 2.5 m in height, wide, rounded. Belongs to the late-flowering variety.

Prefers sunny areas, so the lilac is able to open in all its glory. In good light, good inflorescences are formed with dense, ribbed, wide-pyramidal panicles.

Emile Lemoine in 1922, in honor of Theodor Havemeyer's wife Katerina, brought out a beautiful variety.

Variety characteristic:

The height of the inflorescence is 24 cm, the width is 16 cm. The buds are rounded, 3 rows of pointed petals, mysteriously bent inward, make up the corolla. Abundant flowering is observed in May, the flowers thin out a pleasant, rather intense aroma.

The variety is resistant to low temperatures, easily tolerates drought, but does not tolerate waterlogging of the soil. Therefore, good drainage is essential before planting.

During top dressing, it is recommended to feed with fertilizers containing calcium. It is not demanding on the composition of the soil, but does not accept a strongly alkaline reaction. Does not tolerate drafts well.

Needs annual spring pruning. The variety cannot be called capricious. In the spring, it is desirable to remove root offspring, which are formed in large numbers.

Worthy selection variety L.A. Kolesnikov, with large terry inflorescences. Pearly pink flowers exude a pleasant fragrance. Ornamental shrub refers to a perennial plant, has a sprawling crown shape. Shoots densely leafy, numerous. The leaves are heart-shaped, the surface is glossy, shiny, arranged oppositely. Flowering is abundant and long.

Prefers sunny areas with any soil. However, it grows best on loams with a good humus content.

Tall variety with upright shoots up to 3-4 m in height. Flowering is long and abundant. In May, the lilac is densely covered with snow-white double flowers.
First saw the light in 1890. Opposite, wide-heart-shaped leaves of bright green color are located on powerful shoots.

Snow-white flowers up to 3 cm in diameter include 2 parted corollas. The flowers are collected in large, compact, broad-pyramidal inflorescences 30 cm high and 27 cm wide. The variety is giant!

Blooms annually in June. The variety prefers a brightly lit area, but can tolerate partial shade. It is recommended to grow on loamy soils with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction.

The height of the dwarf ornamental shrub does not exceed 150 cm, it is the shortest variety known. Every year a new shoot appears on the shrub, but no more than 10 cm.

The shape of the crown is compact, rounded, also 150 cm in diameter. Young growing shoots are colored dark brown, with time they become brown. In addition, peculiar lentils become clearly visible on the cracked bark.

Broad leaf plates are elliptical in shape, dark green above, lighter below.

The dwarf variety is characterized by abundant flowering, which, under good weather conditions, occurs at the end of May. Inflorescences in height do not exceed 10 cm, blooms with lilac-pink flowers with a pale lilac tint.

The variety tolerates winter well, remontant, that is, it can re-bloom in one year. Repeated flowering will not be as lush as the first.

Beautiful variety with rich purple flowers. The plant is tall, compact. The width of the shrub is 2 m, the height is 3 m. Upright, strong shoots form a spreading crown. Pyramidal inflorescences with noticeable ribbing. The buds are painted in purple, double flowers in dissolution have a shade of blue.

Variety benefits:

Lilac is recommended to be grown in an open area, the soil should have a slightly alkaline reaction.

The only drawback of the variety is susceptibility to diseases.

To avoid the formation of excess shoots, the root neck should not be buried in the soil, it is better if the grafting site is located flush with the soil surface or rises above it. Before planting, compost must be added to the prepared hole. Watering is plentiful, as the earthen coma dries out.

If the "Hope" lilac is grown on a bole, it requires more careful pruning.

The variety combines the beauty of light pink buds with purple-red flowers.

A tall plant with a crown width of 2 m. Long shoots grow vertically upwards, dark. Leaf blades are dark green. The panicles included in the inflorescences are arranged vertically, have an acute pyramidal shape.

However, the variety is not resistant to viral diseases, but with good care, it is highly likely to avoid plant infection.

Grown in open areas, prefers fertile soil. Needs frequent watering.

The variety is named after the breeder L.A. Kolesnikov and was bred as a result of crossing his own varieties.

The inflorescences are huge, the flowers are double, sugar-white. By right, the variety is compared with a bride, because the beauty of flowers is comparable to a snow-white outfit. Lilac blossoms in mid-May, like a bride in a lace dress.

A feature of the variety is a change in color: even before dissolution, the buds are painted in a yellow-cream tone, and in the very dissolution they are white.

Srednerosly, upright shrub up to 3 m in height. The growth is pretty fast. In one year, the growth of young shoots is from 20 to 30 cm. The leaf plates are painted in dark green, from 6 to 10 cm in length.

For landing, you need to choose a well-lit place, in extreme cases - partial shade. It grows well and blooms profusely in fertile, moist soil. When planting, it is necessary to make drainage, since the Sensation variety lilac does not tolerate stagnant water.

Differs in high winter hardiness. The variety is characterized by rapid growth, therefore, to maintain the decorative form, pruning is necessary. Removing faded inflorescences can thus prolong flowering.

The wide-oval petals of Esther Staley's lilac have raised edges, after flowering they are bent in the opposite direction.

Large inflorescences usually include 2-3 panicles, less often - 5 pairs. Panicles are characterized by strength, density, have a sharp top. They reach 16 cm in height.
The elongated leaf plates are pointed, in autumn they turn carmine in color.

The shoots are erect, the bush is tall. The variety belongs to early flowering.