Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
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This lilac is a cultivator of the common lilac that my grandmother used to grow Syringa vulgaris. So if you can't grow lilacs in your area, you won't grow this one either. I found this article in an attempt to find some info that makes this lilac special. Here is what I found:
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost
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