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- … This plant is a BLOOMERANG™ Purple lilac because it comes back (like a boomerang) and flowers again in the summer after most lilacs finish in the springtime. BLOOMERANG™ Purple lilac is a dwarf shrub notable for its periodic rebloom into August after the initial flowering in May. … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … The Chinese or Rouen lilac is a cross between the common lilac and the Persian lilac that originated in France in the 18th … century. It bears abundant fragrant purple-lilac blooms on arching branches in May. Its habit is considered more refined than the common lilac. Members of the genus Syringa , commonly known … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Blanche Sweet is a cultivar of the hyacinth lilac, which is a cross between the common lilac and the Asian lilac S. oblata . It was selected in 1981 and … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …Type: Garden Guide Plant
- … Description: This is a water-loving black-and-white diving duck that may be found on any of the lakes, mostly in …Type: Birding
- … Description: This large gull is often seen on the lakes during spring thaw, or at other times either flying over or swimming. …Type: Birding
- … Description: This bird is visible flying over the Garden on migration, hovering over the Dixon Prairie, or less …Type: Birding
- … Description: This medium-sized shorebird is seen most often on shorelines in the Barbara Brown Nature Reserve or around the Dixon Prairie. …Type: Birding
- … Description: This cavity-nesting bird is most often seen and heard in wooded areas of the Garden. It occasionally occupies bluebird …Type: Birding
- … Description: This wren is most often heard, but may be seen, in wet areas of the Dixon Prairie or along restored …Type: Birding
- … Green spathes in early summer mature to red berries in late summer on this woodland plant that is native to damp locations. …Type: Garden Guide Plant