Yankee Doodle

Fiala, 1985

‘Yankee Doodle’, S. vulgaris
Fiala 1985; S VII
{‘Prodige’ × ‘Rochester’}
Fiala, Lilacs, 224 [1988]; Anon, Falconskeape 2(3):4 [Autumn 1989] – erroneously as {‘Protege’ × ‘Rochester’}; Anon., Ameri-Hort Research, descriptive list [n.d., ca 1990] – erroneously as {‘Protege’ × ‘Rochester’}; Photo on Jorgovani/Lilacs 2015 DVD.
Named for a popular song of the American Revolution era, 1770-1782.
cultivar name established and accepted.

Международный регистр названий культиваров рода Syringa L.

Vulgaris ‘Yankee Doodle’ 1985 S-7 This is definitely the darkest lilac of Father Fiala and is a semi-dwarf. The trusses are compact and the florest are a dark purple.

Frank Moro, Lilacs, Volume 28 Number 2, Spring 1999