Excel

Skinner, 1932

‘Excel’, S. ×hyacinthiflora
Skinner 1932; S IV
syn. – ‘Excell’, BLUE LAGOON (trade name used for cut flowers of this cultivar)
{S. oblata subsp. dilatata × S. vulgaris}
USDA Inventory No. 113, p. 14, No. 101379 [Sept. 1934]; Skinner, Dropmore, Cat. 37 [1935]; Woody Plant Register, AAN, No. 56 [1949]; Wister, Lilacs for America, 48 [1942], 29 [1953]; Skinner, Hort. Horizons, 49, 109 [1966] – as ‘Excel’ and ‘Excell’; Condit, Lilacs – Quart. Jour.19(4):74, front cover color ill. [1990]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Cultivar name presumed registered 1953; name established and accepted.
Forcing cultivar in the Netherlands.

Syringa x hyacinthiflora ‘Excel’
Nom commun: lilas à fleurs de jacinthe ‘Excel’
Hybrideur: Skinner
Pays d’origine: Canada
Année d’hybridation: 1932
Parents: {S. oblata subsp. dilatata x S. vulgaris}
Couleur du bourgeon: rose foncé
Couleur de la fleur: lavande
Forme de la fleur: simple
Parfum: fort
Hauteur: 3 m (10 pi)
Largeur: 2,4 m (8 pi)
Ce lilas exhibe un très beau feuillage rougeâtre à l’automne, un peu avant que les feuilles ne tombent. Les grappes de fleurs rose bleuâtre sont nombreuses et hautement parfumées.

“Les LILAS” Rock Giguere, Frank Moro, ED. DE L’HOMME, Canada 

Syringa x hyacinthiflora ‘Excel’
Single, light lavender flower. A very early bloomer that produces many large trusses. A lilac hobbyist’s favorite. Average watering. Will tolerate some drought when established.
A low chill variety. More heat tolerant than many lilacs.
Mature height is 10-12 feet with a spread of 8-10 feet.

Описание питомника L.E. Cooke Co, USA