Lilac Sale
The Master Gardeners of Monroe County are here for your lilac needs. We are excited to announce we will be back at the Lilac Festival IN PERSON & ONLINE this year!! These lilacs are meant for planting in the ground and make a great gift!

Your purchase supports the Master Gardeners that support the community. Thank you!

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Master Gardener Lilac Sale 2022

  • Monday, April 11, 2022, 9:00 AM - Sunday, May 15@ 12:00 PM

The Master Gardeners of Monroe County are here for your lilac needs. We are excited to announce we will be back at the Lilac Festival IN PERSON & ONLINE this year!! These lilacs are meant for planting in the ground and make a great gift!

Your purchase supports the Master Gardeners that support the community. Thank you!

At the Lilac Festival:

  • Purchase quart size varieties of lilacs
  • Ability to order 1-3 gallon sizes online for pick up at CCE Monroe Office on May 20 and 21.
  • “Ask a Master Gardener” booth. Stop by, say hello and bring your gardening questions. They’ll love to meet you!

Online Lilac Sale:

  • Order 1 and 3 gallon lilac varieties
  • Ordering dates April 11 - May 15
  • Pick up:
    •  May 20 from 12:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    • May 21 from 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • No sales on pick up days

HOW TO ORDER:

> Review the lilacs you want using the photos on this page below under "LILACS".

> ORDER ONLINE HERE using Cornell Registration Site

  • Ordering is open April 11 - May 15 on the online registration site
  • Credit/debit card only. Email the Master Gardener Coordinator  ap824@cornell.edu if you need another accommodation. 
  • NOTE: The ordering site is slow, please have patience. 

> Pick up your lilacs in person 

  • CCE-Monroe Office - 2449 St. Paul Blvd., Rochester, NY 14617
  • Arrive on the pick up date you chose while ordering: 
    • Friday, May 20th: 9 AM - 12 PM & 4 PM - 7 PM
    • Saturday, May 21st: 9 AM - 12 PM & 1 PM - 4 PM

LILACS:

  • 1 Gallon Size: $25
  • 3 Gallon Size: $35

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Photos by Chris Kogut Photography

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'Beauty of Moscow'
3 Gallon Size Option
'Belle de Nancy'
  3 Gallon Size Option
Clusters of 5-8" pink buds that open to double, creamy white flowers. Hardy, weather resistant. Ht 12-15'. W 6-7', zones 3-7 Double pink flowers. Highly fragrant. Tolerates range of conditions. Ht 8 x width 6'.
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'Congo'
  3 Gallon Size Option
'Declaration'
  3 Gallon Size Option
Deep reddish panicles, heavy bloom. Fragrant. Ht- 8-10'H x 6-8'W. Zones 3-8. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds Dramatic clusters of deep reddish-purple flowers. Fragrant. Early bloom. Ht 6-8' x width 5-6'. Good for southern zones.
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'Frank's Fancy'
1 & 3 Gallon Size Option
'Katherine Havemeyer'
1 Gallon Size Option
Dark purple flowers, heavy bloomer. Fragrant. Good for cutting. Ht: 10-12' x 8' wide. Zone 3-7. Large double flowers with rose colored buds opening to lavender-pink flushed with mauve. Lightly scented. Foliage is large and heart shaped. Ht and width 10-12'. Zones 3-7.
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'Ludwig Spaeth'
  3 Gallon Size Option
'Madame Lemoine'
 3 Gallon Size Option
Flowers of deep, dark purple, long panicles, fragrant, good for cutting. Late season bloom. Ht 9-12' x w 6-8. Creamy white buds open to pure white. Double flowers on long panicles. Long blooming time, fragrant, attractive to butterflies and good for cutting. Ht 8-12' W 8-10'. Zones 3-7.
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'Miss Kim'
1 Gallon Size Option
'Nadezhda'
3 Gallon Size Option
Dwarf, compact with pale purple flower buds that open lavender blue. Foliage dark green that turns bronze-red in autumn. Late spring/early summer bloom. Means "Hope". Fragrant. Showy, double, sky blue flowers with violet overtones. Distinctive buds erupt into a wave of color variation and are long lasting. Ht 8' x width 8'.
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'President Grevy'
1 Gallon Size Option
'Primrose'
  3 Gallon Size Option
Large flowers of double blue, large panicles. Fragrant. Light green, heart shaped leaves. Very showy. Zones 3-7. Pastel single, pale yellow. More color in less sunlight. Bluish green, heart shaped foliage. Slightly fragrant. Zones 3-8.
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‘Charles Joly’

1Gallon Size Option
'Rochester'
1 & 3 Gallon Size Options

Full sun to light shade. Double, red magenta florets. Fragrant. H: 8-10’, spreads 6’ mid spring bloom time.

Zones 3-7

Single white with distinctive 5-17 petals with a whorled effect. Highly praised and sought. Ht 12' x 9' wide. Zones 4a-7b.
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'Sensation'
1 & 3 Gallon Size Options
'Yankee Doodle'
1 & 3 Gallon Size Options
Bi-colored flowers of purple, edged with white. Mid season bloom. Foliage is bluish green, heart shaped. Ht 10-15' x width 10-15'. Zones 4-7. Single, deep, dark purple flowers. Very showy panicles, long lasting, late spring bloom. Fragrant. Ht 8-10 '.
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‘Betsy Ross’

Single white, heavy bloomer. H 10’, spread to 6’ wide. Very fragrant. Blooms in southern climates. Zones 3-9

‘Old Glory’

Abundant, fragrant, bluish-purple flowers. Early flowering. Disease tolerant foliage. Relatively compact, rounded shape. H: 12’, spreads 10’ after years of growth


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Wonder Blue’

1 Gallon Size Option

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‘Sarah Sands’

1 Gallon Size Option

Single, sky blue flowers. Excellent for cutting, fragrant. Slow growing, compact habit. Ht/spread 4-5’ Zones 3-7

Purple flowers in upright panicles

Intensely fragrant. Excellent for cutting  Ht: 10’, spreads to 10’

Very hardy to zone 2

Register

https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=LilacSale2022_226

Contact

Ashly Piedmont
Master Gardener Coordinator
ap824@cornell.edu
585-753-2558

Location

This event is online

Last updated April 28, 2022