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The Miss Kim lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim') is a cultivar of lilac which was selected by Elwyn M. Meader while stationed in Korea as an army horticulturist. [1] It was supposedly named after Elwyn M. Meader's Korean helper, whose name was Kim. [2] The species is endemic to Korea and Northeast China. [3]
Elwyn Marshall Meader (March 31, 1910 – July 19, 1996) was an American botanist and plant scientist. [1] [2] Over the course of his career, Meader developed over 50 new strains of plum, peach, squash, rutabaga, sweet corn, melon, watermelon, salad bean, pod bean, pepper, pumpkin, nectarine, bush cherry, kiwi fruit, persimmon, cranberry, raspberry, and blueberry.
Syringa vulgaris, the lilac or common lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae. Native to the Balkan Peninsula , it is widely cultivated for its scented flowers in Europe (particularly the north and west) and North America.
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula (also Syringa velutina) - syn. S. patula (Korean lilac, [7] Manchurian lilac [8]) The cultivar S. pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [9] [10] According to some authorities [11] Syringa meyeri C.K.Schneid. is a synonym of S. pubescens.
Lilac bushes can be prone to powdery mildew disease. Lilac wood is not commonly used or commercially harvested due to the small size of the tree. [ 21 ] It is a relatively hard wood, with an estimated Janka hardness of 2,350 lbf (10,440 N), and is reportedly good for woodturning [ 21 ] The sapwood is typically cream-coloured and the heartwood ...
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If not pruned regularly, the bush will become very "leggy", growing upwards until the weight of the stems is greater than their strength, at which point the stems will sag down to the ground and possibly break. Other species only flower on "old wood". Thus, new wood resulting from pruning will not produce flowers until the following season.
Kim Kardashian West's first-ever cover of GQ magazine debuted out of nowhere on Wednesday, and it's quite the sight to see. The 35-year-old mogul stuns on the minimally-styled cover, which shows ...