{"product_id":"madame-lemoine-root-lilac-bush","title":"Madame Lemoine Bare Root Lilac Bush","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Madame Lemoine Bare Root Lilac Bush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSyringa vulgaris ‘Madame Lemoine’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBreeder:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Victor Lemoine | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1890 | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e French Lilac | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Zones 3–7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🤍 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePure white, fully double and wonderfully fragrant—Madame Lemoine has been setting the standard for white lilacs for more than 130 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMadame Lemoine is one of the most celebrated white lilacs ever introduced. Creamy-yellow buds open into masses of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epure white, fully double flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, creating thick, almost fluffy panicles that cover the shrub in late spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe double blossoms give Madame Lemoine an especially lush appearance—almost like tiny white roses gathered together into enormous fragrant bouquets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌸 Flower \u0026amp; Garden Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlower Color:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Creamy-yellow buds opening pure white\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fully double flowers in dense panicles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragrance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sweet, classic lilac fragrance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom Season:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mid- to late spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fresh green, heart-shaped leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHabit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bushy, upright and spreading with age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 8–12 feet tall and wide at maturity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Full sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e USDA Zones 3–7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCut Flower:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Exceptional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest Uses:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Cutting gardens, fragrance gardens, flowering hedges, cottage gardens and specimen plantings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🇫🇷 A Love Story from the Lemoine Nursery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMadame Lemoine was introduced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1890 by legendary French plant breeder Victor Lemoine of Nancy, France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this one was personal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLemoine named the beautiful white lilac for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis wife, Marie Louise Lemoine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who worked alongside him in the family's famous nursery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor Lemoine became one of the most influential ornamental plant breeders of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and his breeding work transformed the lilac world. His introductions brought gardeners richer colors, larger flower clusters and spectacular double-flowered forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMadame Lemoine became one of his masterpieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than 130 years later, it remains one of the classic standards against which other double-white lilacs are compared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🤍 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the white lilac for the gardener who loves flowers that look almost too beautiful to be real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose densely double blossoms give Madame Lemoine a romantic quality that feels right at home alongside roses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd in a cutting garden?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe's spectacular.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePair her with the wine-purple flowers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Joly or Ludwig Spaeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for an old-world French combination, or plant her with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeauty of Moscow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for layers of blush, cream and white.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe also love the story behind her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA legendary French breeder naming one of his most beautiful white lilacs for his wife?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat's exactly the kind of plant love story we want in the Grace Rose Farm garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 Growing \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant Madame Lemoine in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efull sun and fertile, well-drained soil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Good sunlight encourages abundant flowering, while adequate spacing allows this vigorous heirloom lilac to develop into a magnificent mature shrub.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater deeply during establishment and mulch around the root zone while keeping mulch away from the stems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf pruning is necessary, do it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimmediately after flowering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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