Viscountess Willingdon

Preston, 1932

‘Viscountess Willingdon’, S. ×hyacinthiflora
Preston 1932; S IV
syn. – ‘Vicountess Willingdon’, ‘Viscountess Willington’
Wister, Lilacs for America, 43 [1953]; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Named for Lady Marie Adelaide Brassey (Lady Willingdon), 1875-1960, wife of Viscount Willingdon, Governor General of Canada, 1926-1931, patron of the Ottawa Horticultural Society.
cultivar name presumed registered 1953; name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров рода Syringa L.