 Lilacs are next to roses in beauty as well as the aroma. Lilacs have strong scent that reaches distances. But, regrettably lilacs bloom for very few weeks in spring. Sending Lilac flowers to anyone is welcomed as their presence is believed to bring luck.
However, as the buds begin appearing, praying for cool spell is a must. They make a shady bush. It takes nearly fifty weeks to view them. It is believed to be right from 1750s in the United States botanical gardens. It is popular to the extent that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington had them planted in their gardens.
The bushes of Lilac live for many numbers of years. Lilac has its origin from Asia and Europe, but many natural varieties came from Asia. Lilacs reached Europe from France, Turkey and Balkans.
The Highland Park located in Rochester conducts a Lilac festival and many people attend this event as this park has more than 500 Lilac varieties and over 1200 bushes of lilac.
In fact, many parks as well as homes in the Rochester area have lilac bushes. Even on the road side there are thousands of lilacs and this is apparent from the sweet scent. Lilacs come in more than 1000 varieties and are available in many colors.
They are treasured for their irresistible fragrance and heart shape for generations. They symbolize young love and recall the first love emotions and hence sending lilac flowers on Valentine’s Day or friendship day is found to be ideal.
Lilac flowers are sold in majority parts of Europe. They attract the birds, bees and butterflies. Besides, they are as well sued in floral arrangements. They are the famous shrubs of the English cottage gardens.
The cut flowers are more glamorous, but to accomplish the best final result one has to be labor intensive. These flowers are available between Octobers to May. Lilacs look beautiful in vase also and do not last longer in the floral form. |
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