A Lilac plant in a gallon pot grown from root sprouts growing around our mother plant. Ready for planting anywhere you'd like an late spring burst of light purple flowers and their intoxicating perfume.
Lilacs, said to symbolize the joy of youth and associated with spring’s awakening, are hardy, easy to grow, and low-maintenance. Reaching a height of 10 feet, the lilac shrub produces many flowers at eye level—all the better to enjoy their sweet fragrance.
The common lilac, Syringa vulgaris, is well-loved for its toughness, reliability, and fragrance. Lilacs are so tough that they can grow for 100+ years, often outliving the homes they were planted around. The fragrant flowers are good for cutting and are attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.
More info at our farm's Perennials page at https://snakeroot.net/farm/planting-perennials/
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Snakeroot Organic Farm began in 1995 and is a MOFGA certified organic farm with five acres of gardens producing mixed vegetables, fruits, perennials and herbs. We are members of and certified organic by MOFGA, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. Our farm is inspected and our practices scrutinized by their inspectors each year. Our certification number is 9411. We are also certified by the Real Organic Project, which goes beyond organic in that it also disallows Confinement Animal Feedlot Operations and the soil-less hydroponic production of vegetables.
Tom and Lois have been farming together since 1990, and have over 70 years combined experience growing organically in central Maine. We also sell at our farm in Pittsfield and attend the Pittsfield Farmers’ Market, Orono Farmers’ Market, and the Waterville Farmers’ Markets.
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