Fragrant Flowers: Lilacs

25 Replies to “Fragrant Flowers: Lilacs”

1. I love the way lilacs look, but alas, they make me sneeze…

   1. That’s a pity.

2. Beautiful, beautiful! Even imagining the fragrance is uplifting! Thank you!

   1. I wonder how many of us could pick it out of a fragrance identity parade? I’m not sure I could.

      1. Now there’s a concept: a fragrance parade!

3. Beautiful lilac photo for today 😀

   1. Thanks, Cee.

4. I no sooner saw the first photo than I smelled the lilac.

   1. I don’t think I have smelled lilac as much as I ought to have – often the flowers are too high.

5. Stunning! 🌿

   1. Thank you!

6. Oh, one of my most favourite smelling flowers! Nice!

   1. I’m glad to have brought it into mind.

7. Yes, I can imagine it 👌 beautiful post ❤️

   1. I’m glad you liked it. 🙂

8. One of my favorites. What an enchanting smell.

   1. I associate lilacs with Mama, but whether she had a tree or a perfume, I couldn’t say. She quoted a verse she had heard about a lilac tree which suggested they need to be beaten to thrive. It was the type of verse we rightly don’t pass around today.

      1. Oh, my! That is quite the verse.

9. Most who live in the Santa Clara Valley are from somewhere else. Clients who were from Texas or Oklahoma could be identified by the lilacs in their gardens before their accents. Those from coastal Texas like gardenias too. I do know know why they were so predictable. I mean, everyone loves lilacs.

   1. They don’t flower long, but it’s a treat when they do.

      1. Yes! I grew the French hybrids for a few years because they were supposed to be better suited to mild climates. However, the straight species, which is still my favorite, does just fine, even in the Los Angeles region. It does not need as much chill as it is purported to need.

10. I grew up in Ohio and lilacs always bloomed around my birthday, so I have a special love for them. Here in Texas, we don’t have them at all, sad to say!

    1. They don’t do well where my sweetheart lives either, and he says everyone wants to grow them.

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