Highland Park - Rochester, NY Richard Fenicchia hybrids using Syringa vulgaris 'Rochester' as a parent. Many of his cultivars display Rochester's multi-petaling. S. v. 'Rochester' Single/Multi-petaled White S. v. 'Dwight D. … [Read more...] about Richard Fenicchia Hybrids
Notable Lilacs - A compendium of old friends!
This section contains information about individual cultivars of lilacs, including their breeders and provenance.
Syringa vulgaris ‘Dwight D. Eisenhower’
A Richard Fenicchia registration, 1969. {‘Rochester’ × ?}. Single, multipetalled blue. 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' was one the first ‘Rochester’ hybrids that displayed multipetalling. This sky blue-colored bloom has huge flower clusters on a medium-sized plant. ‘Dwight D. … [Read more...] about Syringa vulgaris ‘Dwight D. Eisenhower’