In the north, lilac takes a long time to bloom.
It’s July, yes, but these hardy blooms do arrive, even if late by southern standards.
I found this particular bush after a rain when their fragrance was particularly lush and heady.
Hardy they may be, but they spread their gaudy celebration of life with gusto.
Greetings from the lovely northern lilac. 🙂
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So beautiful! Gorgeous color…thanks for sharing, Lynette!
You’re welcome. 🙂 They are so pretty. 🙂
Oh God Beautiful…💕
They are heavenly. 🙂
Beautiful. One of my favorite flowers. I can almost smell the fragrance through your picture.
Thank you. 🙂 The rain really brought out the scent. So fresh.
Gorgeous! Do you know if the blooms last longer in the north? I know it seems as if they never last long enough where I’m at. And the smell! I love the way the air smells when the lilacs are in bloom.
It’s not really shorter; it’s probably more accurate to say that it’s compressed. They are exposed to about 22 hrs of light a day with the other two being sort of twilighty (this town isn’t far enough north for 24 hrs). This makes everything grow faster once it warns up enough (and we had a wet, cool spring, even for here) to get going. The smell is so great – I really love it. 🙂
Oh! Greetings, to you, lovely Lilac:) This photo is so cheerful on a somewhat gloomy, cloudy day today.
I’m glad it cheered you so nicely. 🙂
Ooh. Lilacs are my favorite flower. If only I could smell them through the computer screen. Our lilac season wasn’t a season at all this year. It’s usually in May, and ends by June, but we didn’t get much of any. 😕 At least I got to see yours. Thanks for sharing.
You are so very welcome. 🙂 The bushes here were loaded. So pretty! And the fragrance is lovely. 🙂
Love Lilac! The Yucca trees are blooming right now as well. Both are very fragrant!
Isn’t lilac heavenly? Love it! 🙂
imagine slinging a hammock in a orchard of Lilacs and sleeping there overnight! Any orchard blooming for that matter!
I am sitting here just imagining the wonderful lilac scent and basking in it. 🙂
Yes – I love it so much. Fresh and light. 🙂