I've written about my Bloomerang lilac, a gift (well, purchased through a gift certificate from White Flower farms for my birthday a few years ago) from my sister Ann. At my old house in Floral Park, my dad had planted a beautiful holly next to the front door; my Aunt Betty had given it to my parents as a house warming present in 1960 when they bought their house. I love that tradition, and so when Ann gave me the gift certificate, I purchased the Bloomerang lilac and planted it in roughly the same spot at my new home in Virginia; slightly to the left of my front steps and in the front of the house.
It's August 2nd, and going up to 97 degrees today, and still the lilac blooms on! This picture was taken today. We've had great rains over the past two weeks - 3 inches one week, 2 inches this weekend - and as long as it gets plenty of water, it does indeed produce new waves of blossoms. The Bloomerang lilac truly lives up to its name, like a boomerang returning again and again with new waves of blossoms. Best of all, the dwarf size makes it a good addition in front of my porch; it won't tower over the railing and block the garden views.
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