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Ask a Master Gardener: For the love of lilacs
NATIVE TO ASIA and southeast Europe, lilacs come in thousands of varieties with flowers ranging in color from the popular purples and pinks to white and blue, among other colors.
photo / Deborah J. Benoit
May 22, 2025
Easily recognized by their sweet fragrance and cone-shaped clusters of tiny flowers, the common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) has been a part of America’s gardens for much of our country’s history.
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