Syringa è un genere della famiglia delle Oleacee; originario dell'Europa e Asia del Nord, Estremo oriente, Persia ed ormai diffuso e spontaneamente naturalizzato nel bacino del Mediterraneo.
“When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom’d,And the great star early droop’d in the western sky in the night,
I mourn’d - and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.
O ever-returning spring! trinity sure to me you bring;
Lilac blooming perennial, and drooping star in the west,
And thought of him I love.”
[When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd (1); Leaves of Grass; Walt Whitman, c. 1865]
[Christine Schäfer & Eric Schneider; Apparition - II- When lilacs last in the Dooryard bloomed; George Crumb]
i fatti inutili; Tutto quello che non hai mai voluto sapere dei lillà. =)
~ Rochester, N.Y. is considered the Lilac Capital of the World. In 1892, Highland Park horticulturalist John Dunbar planted 20 varieties on the southern slopes. The 155-acre Highland Park now has over 500 varieties and more than 1200 lilac bushes. An annual 2-week long Lilac Festival attracts over 500,000 people.~ 18 August 2006. Governor George Pataki proclaimed the Lilac as the State Bush of NY.
~ Cornwall, Ontario, Canada is called the "City of Lilacs."~ Lilacs are the State Flower of New Hampshire.
~ Spokane, WA is nicknamed "Lilac City" and holds a lilac festival and parade each spring. Lombard, IL and Mackinac Island, MI each hold annual festivals as well.
~ There are 25 natural species with over 1000 varieties of Lilacs.
~ Lilac shrubs/tress vary in size from 1,5 to 10 meters.
~ The panicles of a lilac bloom for no more than 2 weeks each year.
~ Lilacs are a food source for several Lepidoptera larvae.
~ The wood of a lilac tree is one of the densest in Europa; because of its strength -it is often used for furniture, musical instruments, knife handles, etc. (Also to smoke fish & lamb).
~ Die Traumdeutung; white lilacs mean “first love”, purple lilacs mean “death”.
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CLICCA QUI per scaricare/ascoltare la partitura di George Crumb (*brani di Purcell e Crumb).
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