tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post2161956531085725277..comments2024-02-05T13:14:16.318-07:00Comments on High Altitude Gardening: Lilac LegacyKate/High Altitude Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-92064725909889982462009-05-27T19:45:46.719-06:002009-05-27T19:45:46.719-06:00Hey! I've got that one in my yard! The Donald Wyma...Hey! I've got that one in my yard! The Donald Wyman Lilac is great. Super cold hardy so no matter the weather, it should do fine. I love Don's dark purple buds - even before he blooms, he appears to be blooming.<br /><br />That is a late blooming lilac, so if you have great success with it, race back to the store and buy a complimentary color of an early bloomer: Syringa vulgaris<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. <br /><br />Happy Gardening!Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-78070883342130476922009-05-27T17:41:31.977-06:002009-05-27T17:41:31.977-06:00Bailey, CO here at 9000 feet. We just purchased a...Bailey, CO here at 9000 feet. We just purchased a Syringa x prestoniae 'Donald Wyman' at our local garden center. Any tips on how to make it thrive? It gets sun most of the day (the rest of the time is "dappled shade" from the pine trees.) I miss the lilacs I had when we lived in Littleton, CO, so I begged my husband to buy me one for up here. Any feedback would be most appreciated!<br />By the way Kate your lilacs are beautiful!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11035744326459896377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-30680605749777977952009-05-27T17:40:12.580-06:002009-05-27T17:40:12.580-06:00Bailey, CO here at 9000 feet. We just purchased a...Bailey, CO here at 9000 feet. We just purchased a Syringa x prestoniae 'Donald Wyman' at our local garden center. Any tips on how to make it thrive? It gets sun most of the day (the rest of the time is "dappled shade" from the pine trees.) I miss the lilacs I had when we lived in Littleton, CO, so I begged my husband to buy me one for up here. Any feedback would be most appreciated!<br /><br />By the way Kate, your lilacs are beautiful!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11035744326459896377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-2774750055885524642009-05-22T15:29:48.094-06:002009-05-22T15:29:48.094-06:00Thanks, Jeannie, but my garden can't take all the ...Thanks, Jeannie, but my garden can't take all the credit. I've got a half dozen lilacs decorating my yard but some of them aren't blooming, as yet. A few of these photos were taken down in the Salt Lake Valley. :)Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-81425938844299811292009-05-22T11:29:48.653-06:002009-05-22T11:29:48.653-06:00Lilacs are my all time favorite! If I could only ...Lilacs are my all time favorite! If I could only have 1 type of shrub in the world, this would be it. Yours are gorgeous!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com