Bicentennial

Fenicchia, 1988

‘Bicentennial’, S. vulgaris
Fenicchia 1988; S III
syn. – ‘Monroe Centennial’, R333RAF433
{‘Rochester’ × ‘Dusk’}
Anon., ILS Pipeline 3(3):8 [1977]; Vrugtman, AABGA Bull. 17(3):69 [1984] – as ‘Monroe Centennial’; Vrugtman, HortScience 24(3):435 [1989]; K. Millham, Lilacs -Quart. Jour. 42(2):60 & ill. 63 [2013]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Named for the bicentennial of the USA, 1976.
Cultivar name registered 1988; name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров рода Syringa L.

Syringa vulgaris L. ‘Bicentennial’, Fenicchia. Registered 22 Dec. 1988. Raised from seed collected from S. v. ‘Rochester’ (pollen parent: S. v. “Dusk”) and selected in 1976 by Richard A. Fenicchia. Name and description were published in The Pipeline (International Lilac Society, Inc.) 3(3):8 (March 1977). Florets single: open floret color (R.H.S. Colour Chart 1966): Violet 84B. Florets to 3.5 cm in diameter; corolla tubes to 1.2 cm long; corolla lobes to 1.6 cm long, 1.2 cm wide. Thyrses to 25 cm long, 14 cm wide, erect to angled or curved; up to three spikes per thyrse. Rounded shrub to 2 m; above average vigor. Known to be hardy in Arnold Arboretum Hardiness Zone 4; possibly hardy in Zone 3.

Lilac Registration 1988. Freek Vrugtman, Royal Botanical Gardens,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

‘Bicentennial’
Fenicchia, 1988
Бутоны маджентовые, цветки светло-фиолетовые диаметром 3-3,2 см
Соцветия длиной 20-22 см, крупные, широкопирамидальные, из 1-3 пар метелок

Татьяна Полякова, Highland Botanical Park, Рочестер, Нью-Йорк, 2013 год