The International Lilac Society (ILS) is a group of people who have a common interest in lilacs. Do you grow lilacs? Sell lilacs? Know the DNA sequence of some lilacs? Display lilacs for the public? Or just like the way they look or smell?
If any of this applies to you, you are welcome at ILS!
NEW: Meeting reports and convention history page
NEW: ILS Regions listed under "Membership"
New: ILS By-Laws and Rules page
New: "Lilac Names & Registrar" page
Learn about registering lilacs, or find links to both the Registrar's web site and to the "International Register and Checklist of Cultivar Names in the Genus Syringa L. (Oleaceae)"--the annotated list of all official named lilacs.
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Lilac festivals, activities, and meetings are held all over the Earth. We don't pretend to know about everything going on, but here are a few of them for you to enjoy.
- Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, June 5-14, 2009, Mackinac Island, Michigan
- International Lilac Society Convention, May 13-16, 2010, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont, USA
- Lilac Celebration, May 2010, Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario
- Hulda Klager Lilac Festival, April 17-May 9, 2010, Hulda Klager Gardens, Woodland, Washington
- Rochester Lilac Festival, May 7-16, 2010, Highland Park, Rochester, New York
- "Lilac Sunday" at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard Arboretum, Boston, MA, May 9, 2010 http://aastage.harvard.edu/plants/lilac_sunday.html
- Spokane Lilac Festival Parade, May 15, 2009, Spokane, Washington
- Lilac Parade, May 16, 2010, Lombard, Illinois
- Fourth Street Lilac Festival, May 2010, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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To join the International Lilac Society, click on the "Membership" link. We have a variety of membership plans.
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Need more information? We will be happy to e-mail, call, or mail you. (We even have a list of "frequently asked questions" about lilacs!) Click the "Contact Us" link to find out more.
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