Frederick Law Olmsted

Fenicchia, 1988

‘Frederick Law Olmsted’, S. vulgaris
Fenicchia 1988; S I
syn. – ‘Channel 10’, ‘F. L. Olmsted’, ‘Frederick L. Olmsted’, ‘Frederick Law Olmstead’, ‘Frederick L. Olmstead’, RAF538
{‘Rochester’ × ‘Rochester’}
Hoepfl & Rogers, Lilac Newsletter 14(7):6 [1988]; Lilacs – Proceedings 17(1): back cover ill. [1988]; Vrugtman, HortScience 24(3):435 [1989] & 29(9):972 [1994]; K.Millham, Lilacs – Quart. Jour. 42(2):60-61 & ill. 66 [2013]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Named for Frederick Law Olmsted, 1822-1903, American landscape architect.
cultivar name registered 1988; name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров рода Syringa L.

Syringa vulgaris L. ‘Frederick Law Olmstead’, Fenicchia.

Registered: 22 Dec. 1988. Raised from seed collected from S. v. ‘Rochester’ (pollen parent: S. v. ‘Rochester’) and selected in 1978 by Richard A. Fenicchia. Florets single; open floret color (R.H.S. Colour Chart 1966): White 155D. Floret to 1.7 cm in diameter; corolla tubes to 1.1 cm long; corolla lobes to 8 mm long, 6 mm wide. Thyrses to 16 cm long, 10 cm wide, subglobose; up to 12 spikes per thyrse, up to 3 spikes at apex. Shrubs dense, compact globose, to 1.5 m; very vigorous. 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

‘Frederick Law Olmsted’, single white, ‘Rochester x Rochester’, 1988 Although individual florets are small and don’t display any radial doubling, this is one of my favorite cultivars. It is a reliable bloomer every year, and is very recognizable from a distance because of its floriferous display, and rounded growth habit. It is extremely easy to propagate from softwood cuttings, with 100% success rate often achieved. It is named after the famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed the general layout of Highland Park, along with several other parks in the Monroe County Park System, and approximately 500 parks worldwide.

K.Millham, Lilacs – Quart. Jour. 42(2):60-61 & ill. 66 [2013]