{"product_id":"president-lincoln-bare-root-lilac-bush","title":"President Lincoln Bare Root Lilac Bush","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout President Lincoln Bare Root Lilac Bush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSyringa vulgaris ‘President Lincoln’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Dunbar | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntroduced:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1916 | \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Common 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\u003eOne of the bluest lilacs ever introduced, President Lincoln has been filling American gardens with lavender-blue flowers and incredible fragrance for more than a century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresident Lincoln is a beloved heirloom lilac famous for its unusual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclear blue to lavender-blue flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Deep purplish buds open into large clusters of single flowers with that unmistakable, wonderfully sweet lilac perfume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA vigorous, upright shrub, President Lincoln eventually develops into an impressive garden specimen approximately 8–10 feet tall. Its rich-green foliage creates a beautiful backdrop for the cool-toned flowers in mid-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 Clear blue to lavender blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloom:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Single flowers in large clusters\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 Rich green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHabit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vigorous, upright and open\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approximately 8–10 feet tall and 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 screens, cottage gardens and specimen plantings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💙 The Lilac That Set the Standard for Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresident Lincoln was introduced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1916 by John Dunbar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the influential horticulturist who established and expanded the famous lilac collection at Highland Park in Rochester, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this wasn't just another purple lilac.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresident Lincoln became famous for its unusually \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclear blue coloring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and for years it was considered the standard against which other blue lilacs were compared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than a century later, it remains a treasured variety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's also something beautifully fitting about its name. Abraham Lincoln and lilacs became forever connected in American culture through Walt Whitman's famous 1865 elegy written after Lincoln's assassination, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA blue lilac carrying Lincoln's name feels like a little piece of American garden history.\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\u003eThere are purple lilacs—and then there are blue lilacs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresident Lincoln belongs in the second category.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe love its cool lavender-blue coloring, especially planted near white, blush-pink and deeper purple varieties where that unusual blue tone becomes even more noticeable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut fragrance may be its greatest gift. Cut several stems in spring, bring them inside, and suddenly the entire room smells like lilacs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautiful, fragrant and more than 100 years old, President Lincoln is exactly the kind of heirloom plant we believe deserves a place in today's gardens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 Growing \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant President Lincoln in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efull sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and well-drained soil. Give it enough room to mature into a substantial shrub and water deeply while your bare-root lilac establishes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLilacs bloom on old wood, so if pruning is needed, do it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimmediately after flowering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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