Spokane

Ballreich, 1995

‘Spokane’, S.
Ballreich 1995; D V
syn. – #3-203
{S. vulgaris ‘Tita’ × S. ×hyacinthiflora ‘Mary Short’}
Ballreich, Lilacs – Quart. Jour. 28(4):91-92 [1999] – name only, as vulgaris; Peterschick, Lilacs – Quart. Jour. 31(3):73 [2002] – as double pink; M. Prager, The Spokesman-Review, D7 [April 25, 2003]; E. Kelcoyne, Lilacs – Quart. Jour. 32(3):112 [2003]; Vrugtman, HortScience 39(6):1524 [2004]; Munts, The Spokesman-Review Sect. D1, pp. 1 & 8 [April 22, 2005]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Named for the city of Spokane, Washington State, USA.
cultivar name registered 2003, name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров рода Syringa L.

Syringa L. ‘Spokane’ (S. vulgaris × S. ×hyacinthiflora) was registered 31 Dec. 2003, by M.L. Peterschick, 37307 Old SR 195, Rosalia, WA 99170, USA, and R. Ballreich, P.O. Box 1804, Idyllwild, CA 92549, USA. The original plant, the ortet (#3-203), originated from the controlled cross S. vulgaris ‘Tita’ × S. ×hyacinthiflora ‘Mary Short’ made by R. Ballreich, and selected in 1995. In July 1999 members of the Spokane Lilac Society chose #3-203 for introduction, naming it for the city of Spokane, WA. Initial vegetative propagation took place in 1998; the preferred methods of propagation are through softwood cuttings and tissue culture. Plants have flowered in the third year after propagation. Initial distribution of the clone took place in 2000; initial propagation by tissue culture in 2003 at Briggs Nursery, Olympia, WA. The cultivar name ‘Spokane’ was first published in 2002. Three-year old shrubs are about 1.5 m tall. Thyrses 15 to 20 cm long and 10 to 12 cm in diameter; florets staminode double, 1.5 cm in diameter. Flower buds are magenta; flowers open to magenta pink, lighter pink silver white when fully open. Very fragrant. Foliage green, tipped burgundy-bronze when young. Known to be hardy in USDA Zones 5 to 8. A standard portfolio has been opened at Royal Botanical Gardens Herbarium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, but is still incomplete. Literature reference: Peterschick, M.L. 2002. Lilacs – Quarterly Journal 31(3):73.

Lilac Registration 2003. Freek Vrugtman, Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada