Spring advances – lilac buds swell
Photo: Arne Ader
Translation: Liis from forum
Flower buds of lilac opening.
Look closely at lilacs (Syringa vulgaris) now – in the bud their flowers just now look like small green cones, while in Central Europe lilac bushes are in full flower, and urge one to look for luck (remember, a lilac flower with five petals, or more, is lucky, just as a four-leaf clover leaf). But lilacs deserve being observed at any time and everywhere – especially if you know of some really old ones.
The veined and gnarled branches of an old bush remind more of tree trunks than of a bush. Because the branches of old lilacs tend to come near the ground, children love to climb on them. As a decorative bush it is grown in nearly every garden. Very old lilacs can most often be found in parks.
The veined and gnarled branches of an old bush remind more of tree trunks than of a bush. Because the branches of old lilacs tend to come near the ground, children love to climb on them. As a decorative bush it is grown in nearly every garden. Very old lilacs can most often be found in parks.
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