Very good information. I'm in the Seattle area, zone 8B and my friend gave me a Syringa vulgaris 'Lavender Lady'. It's small and finally going to bloom for me this spring. She has one and it does very well for her. We have hot dry summers here but not as hot as where you are. We do have sustained temps in the 30s and 20s in winter so I think it's not just the zone that matters but your actual winter temps over the season. For example, we can grow spectacular tulips and do not have to chill them even though my friends in NC Zone 7 have to chill their tulips.
Do zone 7 have like "midle east maditerranean" climate?Lilacs are my favorites.....We have 6 monts 30 degrease and humidity and the winter is milde and last only 3 monts.Persian lilac is doing not bad-Do Hyacinthioflora will trive here- i wonder .
Lilacs are probably my favorite plant and flowers but I have also been disappointed that the ones I see now don't have the same strength of fragrance I remember from childhood. I never knew that zone 7 was too warm for the old fashioned kind. Thank you for the information! 💖☺️👍
I think lilacs are an example of the limits of the USDA Zone system because I'm in zone 9b Northern California but I can grow a good number of apples and other mid to high chill fruit trees and my Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine' flowered beautifully and there are a bunch of established, happy, big, and floriferous lilacs in my town. I think it's because even though it doesn't get down much past freezing each year in my particular town we get 1000+ chilling hours most years, though that's not the case for other towns in my county and there are towns that get even more chilling hours but are still in zone 9 so it's really region, climate, and microclimate specific.
Thoughts on old glory? I saw a huge for sale in Raleigh and thought it sounded like a good variety for the south but now I'm wondering if the smell isn't there
I used to grow old glory at camellia forest. I can’t recall the scent but I do think it grew well enough in the south. Sadly my excel, that has the best fragrance, looks to be dying.
Very good information. I'm in the Seattle area, zone 8B and my friend gave me a Syringa vulgaris 'Lavender Lady'. It's small and finally going to bloom for me this spring. She has one and it does very well for her. We have hot dry summers here but not as hot as where you are. We do have sustained temps in the 30s and 20s in winter so I think it's not just the zone that matters but your actual winter temps over the season. For example, we can grow spectacular tulips and do not have to chill them even though my friends in NC Zone 7 have to chill their tulips.
great information
thanks!
Do zone 7 have like "midle east maditerranean" climate?Lilacs are my favorites.....We have 6 monts 30 degrease and humidity and the winter is milde and last only 3 monts.Persian lilac is doing not bad-Do Hyacinthioflora will trive here- i wonder .
Maybe- it does grow in Southern California with low chill hours.
Lilacs are probably my favorite plant and flowers but I have also been disappointed that the ones I see now don't have the same strength of fragrance I remember from childhood. I never knew that zone 7 was too warm for the old fashioned kind. Thank you for the information! 💖☺️👍
I’m in zone 7a. My primrose lilac smells wonderful.
I think lilacs are an example of the limits of the USDA Zone system because I'm in zone 9b Northern California but I can grow a good number of apples and other mid to high chill fruit trees and my Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine' flowered beautifully and there are a bunch of established, happy, big, and floriferous lilacs in my town. I think it's because even though it doesn't get down much past freezing each year in my particular town we get 1000+ chilling hours most years, though that's not the case for other towns in my county and there are towns that get even more chilling hours but are still in zone 9 so it's really region, climate, and microclimate specific.
Yes I agree!!!
By next year you'll have one more to add!
Thoughts on old glory? I saw a huge for sale in Raleigh and thought it sounded like a good variety for the south but now I'm wondering if the smell isn't there
I used to grow old glory at camellia forest. I can’t recall the scent but I do think it grew well enough in the south. Sadly my excel, that has the best fragrance, looks to be dying.
Whats your thoughts on ms Kim lilac? I just bought one today for the pollinators. I'm in eastern nc
It grows well but I hate the scent. It’s not at all like a proper lilac fragrance. But it is heat tolerant.
@@BrieThePlantLady o ok. My main focus atm is get more pollinators around my yard and if it will attract them then so be it lol