Essence of Lilac
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Essence of Lilac
Artist
Barbara McMahon
Medium
Painting - Watercolour
Description
All around my neighbourhood there is the sweet scent of lilac wafting through the air. It assaulted my senses and inspired me to put the delightful fragrance to paper.
Syringa vulgaris (lilac or common lilac) is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the Balkan Peninsula, where it grows on rocky hills.
The lilac is a very popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks, because of its attractive, sweet-smelling flowers, which appear in early summer just before many of the roses and other summer flowers come into bloom.
In late summer, lilacs can be attacked by powdery mildew, specifically Erysiphe syringae, one of the Erysiphaceae. There is no fall color and the seed clusters have no aesthetic appeal.
Common lilac tends to flower profusely in alternate years, a habit that can be improved by deadheading the flower clusters after the color has faded and before seeds, few of which are fertile, form. At the same time twiggy growth on shoots that have flowered more than once or twice can be cut to a strong, outward-growing side shoot.
It is widely naturalised in western and northern Europe. In a sign of its complete naturalization in North America, it has been selected as the state flower of the state of New Hampshire, because it "is symbolic of that hardy character of the men and women of the Granite State". Additional hardiness, for Canadian gardens, was bred for in a series of S. vulgaris hybrids by Isabella Preston, who introduced many of the later-blooming varieties, whose later-developing flower-buds are better protected from late spring frosts; the Syringa x prestoniae hybrids range primarily in the pink and lavender shades.
Thank you for viewing. Barbara McMahon
Feature in the Following FAA Groups:
Wisconsin Wildflowers and Scenery 02/16/21
For the Love of Flowers 02/19/21
RED MAPLE GALLERY 02/20/21
Hodge Podge 02/21/21
Floral Photography and Art 02/22/21
Polish Painters Palette 02/27/21
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Comments (12)
Jolanta Anna Karolska
👍Congratulations, your beautiful and interesting work has been featured in Polish Painters Palette Group.
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Jolanta for the feature in the Polish Painters Palette Group! Much appreciated.
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Maria for the feature in the RED MAPLE GALLERY group! Much appreciated.
Janet Marie
Congratulations, for the Homepage Feature, in the Art Group, "FOR THE LOVE OF FLOWERS" for Friday, February 19, 2021! You are welcome to submit your featured artwork in the Group's discussion thread, “2021 Thanks & Features Archive Flower PAINTINGS ONLY!" Thank you for sharing your unique flower paintings and being a member of the group. like/fave Janet🌼
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Janet for the feature in the FOR THE LOVE OF FLOWERS Group! Much appreciated.
Randy Rosenberger
Bravo! You have been chosen to have your beautiful piece of artwork from your portfolio featured on the homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. It is with honor an privilege that I have chosen this particular piece of your works to be a feature on our homepage due to its striking appearance, color, composition, and simply the fact that I really like it. Congrats on your feature!
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Randy for the feature in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! Much appreciated.