{"product_id":"miss-ellen-willmott-bare-root-lilac-bush","title":"Miss Ellen Willmott Bare Root Lilac Bush","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Miss Ellen Willmott Bare Root Lilac Bush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSyringa vulgaris ‘Miss Ellen Willmott’\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 1903 | \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, beautifully double and wonderfully fragrant—Miss Ellen Willmott is an elegant French lilac named for one of gardening history's most fascinating women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiss Ellen Willmott produces magnificent clusters of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecreamy-green buds that open into pure white, fully double flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The individual blossoms are unusually substantial for a white lilac, giving each long, pyramidal flower cluster a lush, almost bridal appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the fragrance is everything you hope an heirloom lilac will be—sweet, rich and unmistakably spring.\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-green buds opening pure white\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Large, fully double flowers in long pyramidal panicles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragrance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Strong, classic lilac fragrance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom Season:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mid-spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Green, heart-shaped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHabit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Upright to rounded, multi-stemmed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 8–12 feet tall × 6–10 feet wide\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 French Lilac Named for an Extraordinary English Gardener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced by legendary French breeder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor Lemoine in 1903\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this beautiful white lilac was named for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEllen Ann Willmott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most famous—and colorful—English gardeners of her era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWillmott was a passionate plantswoman who gardened on an extraordinary scale and became one of the most influential horticultural personalities of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1897, she was also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone of the first two women ever awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer name became attached to dozens of plants, but more than a century later, this spectacular white lilac remains one of the most beautiful.\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\u003eIf you're building a cutting garden, this is the white lilac we'd want in it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe double flowers make the panicles look incredibly full, while the pure white coloring works with absolutely everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePair Miss Ellen Willmott with the wine-purple flowers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLudwig Spaeth or Charles Joly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for dramatic contrast, or plant it beside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeauty of Moscow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for a dreamy collection of blush, cream and white.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut its greatest appeal may be in a vase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA handful of these fragrant, double-white stems feels less like a garden clipping and more like a spring bridal bouquet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 Growing \u0026amp; 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