Beautiful Lilac - part 2 - Voluptuous Violet

The lilac is a very popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks, because of its attractive, sweet-smelling flowers.

Syringa vulgaris (lilac or common lilac) is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the Balkan Peninsula, where it grows on rocky hills. This species is widely cultivated as an ornamental and has been naturalized in other parts of Europe (including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy), as well as much of North America. It is not regarded as an aggressive species, found in the wild in widely scattered sites, usually in the vicinity of past or present human habitations

In the American colonies, lilacs were introduced in the 18th century.
In a sign of its complete naturalization in North America, it has been selected as the state flower of the state of New Hampshire, because it "is symbolic of that hardy character of the men and women of the Granite State"

Common lilac tends to flower profusely in alternate years, a habit that can be improved by deadheading the flower clusters after the color has faded and before seeds, few of which are fertile, form. At the same time, twiggy growth on shoots that have flowered more than once or twice can be cut to a strong, outward-growing side shoots.

Voluptuous - pleasurable to the senses

Paradise-Found ~ "I was driving along and was stunned by this voluptuous violet lilac. It is just up the street from my residence and I had to stop and photograph this magnificent blooming beauty for my Steem it friends"

Information - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa_vulgaris

Lilac photo's original to Paradise-Found
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