TTT

Upītis, 1970

‘TTT’, S. vulgaris
Upītis 1970; S VII/II
syn. – Upītis No. 3138
{parentage not known}
Kalniņš, Ceriņu jaunšķirnes Dobelē, Dārs un drava 1986 (12):13-15 – in Latvian; Strautiņa, S. 1992. Ceriņi Dārzs un Drava. No. 6, pp.12-13; Vrugtman, HortScience
31(3):328 [1996]; Strautiņa, S. 2002. Ceriņu un jasmīnu avīze. LA, R., p. 62; in litt. S. Strautiņa to F. Vrugtman [21 Dec. 2007] – 1970, S VII/II; Semenov, Igor, Lilacs – Quart. Jour. 44(2):49, ill. 53 [2015] – as V; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Named for Tramm-Trolleybus-Trust of Riga, the famous Soviet woman’s basketball team. Between 1960-1980 it was champion of Europe 20 times.
cultivar name registered 1995; name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров рода Syringa L.

Syringa vulgaris L. ‘TTT’. (syn – ¹ 3138).
Selection of unknown parentage and unknown age. Thyrses of medium density, to 24 cm (9.5 inches) long, 16 cm (6.25 inches) wide. Florets single, to 2.8 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter. Flower buds violet [85A, RHS Colour Chart], open florets purple violet [80B].