Lilac the Beautiful Flower

Lilac the beautiful flower and aw the fragrance they give. This year in Indiana, spring has been very strange.

 

In March the temperature got to 89 degrees Fahrenheit, it forced all the spring flowers to bloom early. 

Then the bottom dropped out plummeting the temperatures down below freezing. 

Our dark purple lilac bush looks better than the lighter purple bushes, however, the neighbors bushes look fantastic.

I'm praying that with the temperatures being to a normal Indiana spring the light purple bushes will finish blooming.

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Lilacs

According to Telefora.com, “The story of lilac, according to Greek mythology, begins with a beautiful nymph named Syringa (lilac’s botanical name).  Captivated by her beauty, Pan, the god of the forests and fields, chased Syringa through the forest.  Frightened by Pan’s affections, Syringa escaped him by turning herself into an aromatic bush – the flower we now refer to as lilac.”  They go on to explain, “In the language of flowers, purple lilacs symbolize the first emotions of love, while white lilacs represent youthful innocence.”

I simply love lilacs as they look so pretty and smell so good. It is a shame the season of the lilac bush is so short. They come out in the spring giving us all a little hope of better weather and then they are gone.

 

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