Declaration

Egolf & Pooler, 2006

‘Declaration’, S. ×hyacinthiflora
Egolf & Pooler; 2006; S VI-VII
syn. – NA62975, PI641804
{S. ×hyacinthiflora ‘Sweet Charity’ × S. ×hyacinthiflora ‘Pocahontas’}
USDA-ARS Notice of Release [March 24, 2006]; Pooler, HortScience 43(2):544–545 [2008]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
The name refers to the U. S. Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776.
Nomenclatural standard deposited at United States National Arboretum Herbarium (NA); NA-0041457; Hanburyana 4:56 [2009].
cultivar name registered 2007; name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров рода Syringa L.

Syringa ‘Declaration’

(NA 62975; PI 641804)

USDA Zones 5-7.

‘Declaration’ is a selection from a controlled hybridization between Syringa ‘Sweet Charity’ and Syringa x hyacinthiflora ‘Pocahontas’ made by Don Egolf in 1978, and released in March 2006. It is a product of the lilac hybridization program at the U.S. National Arboretum and follows the release of’Betsy Ross’ in 2000.

‘Declaration’ was selected for its large fragrant striking dark reddish-purple inflorescences and open upright growth habit. It performs best in traditional cooler lilac-growing regions.

Height and width: 8.5 feet tall and 6.75 feet wide in 25 years.
Habit: Deciduous, open, upright rounded shrub.
Foliage: Medium green, clean foliage.
Flowers: Large, abundant, reddish-purple fragrant inflorescences in early spring.

Semi-hardwood cuttings taken in late spring immediately after flowering root in six weeks under mist with 3000-5000 ppm IBA, or it can be tissue cultured.

Background planting in the shrub border, specimen plant, deciduous hedge or screen, mass planted in large areas.

Отдел интродукции Национального дендрария США

Еще более подробно об этом сорте можно почитать в статье Маргарет Пулер на сайте American Society for Horticultural Science