Please call to purchase and schedule a time to visit. Take a stroll while you are here, and peek into the Perfumery. Prices start at $35 for some small one gallon pots, $45-$55-$65 for small and medium sized plants, and $60-$120 for largest and/or rarest plants.
Contact Dana, 518-368-2400 to order and check availability.
Updated on 5/7/2024
Variety | Description | Mature Height | Stock Notes |
Adelaide Dunbar | Deep Purple, Double, introduced by John Dunbar, who made Highland Park in Rochester, NY. Named for his wife, Adelaide. It is a stunning dark purple and very rare to find a double dark purple, hybridized from Victor Lemoine's original French lilacs. Only recently available again. | 7'-10' | In Stock |
Agincourt Beauty | Single Dark Magenta Purple, very large upright florets, early midseason, stays 'on the bloom' for a longer time than most, very fragrant | 7'-8' | In Stock |
Albert Holden | Deep Violet Blue inside with silvery underside rim, very unusual bi-colored lilac, midseason, very fragrant | 7'-8' | In Stock |
Ami Schott | Double, Sky Blue, showing good heavy color throughout the season. Cupped double florets, shaped like minarets, Heavy bloomer, mid season, very fragrant | 8' | In Stock |
Anabel | Double. An astounding mixture of dark and light pinks, very fragrant, very early | 8' | In Stock |
Angel White | Elongated petals, silvery white, abundant bloomer, very fragrant, heat tolerant | 10' | In Stock |
Anna Amhoff | Single, Very Pure White flower clusters, Spicy fragrance, late bloomer | 8' | Ask about Pre-Order |
Arch McKean | Dark magenta, deep violet center, heavy bloomer, single | 9' | Ask about Pre-order |
Asessippi | Lilac color, single, very fragrant, mid season | 9' | In Stock |
Atheline Wilbur | Dusty Mauve, semi-double, very fragrant, large showy blossoms, upright, strong stems | 8'. | Out of Stock |
Aucubaefolia | Bluish purple buds open to a lavender blue color,speckled variegated leaves, splashes of yellow and green, stunning plant, fast grower, fragrant | 10' | In Stock |
Avalanche | White, single, showy massive florets, very fragrant | 8-10' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Azure Plena | Blue double, heirloom, very old variety, was used to create many of the first hybrid doubles. very early bloomer, very fragrant, medium height treelike | 9' | ask about pre-order |
Beauty of Moscow | Pink buds w/ white inside, double-triple, very fancy, very fragrant, featured in Better Homes and Garden article about Cherry Valley Lilacs, May 2022 | 9' | In Stock |
Bell de Nancy | Brilliant Rose Pink, double, very fragrant, c.1891 | 9' | In Stock |
Betsy Ross | Lacey White, Single, extremely fragrant | 9' | In Stock |
Bloomerang | Pink or Purple, blooms twice, very fragrant. | 3-5' | Out of Stock |
Brent's Beauty | Reddish Purple | 7-9' | ask about pre-order |
Bridal Memories | Very Pure white satiny flowers, single, very fragrant, compact | 8' | In Stock |
Burgundy Queen | Deep burgundy, intense wine florets, Single, large florets, compact | 7' | Out of Stock |
Charles Joly | Dark red purple magenta, double, very fragrant, heavy bloomer, fast grower | 12' | In Stock |
Charles Lindburgh | Violet blue, Single, Historic lilac | 9' | Out of Stock |
Cheyenne | Pink, lavender and blue single, very fragrant Korean lilac | 9' | In Stock |
Congo | Deep red Purple, single, very fragrant, perfect for small gardens | 5-6' | In Stock |
Declaration | Dark magenta, single, very fragrant, foliage turns red in Fall. | 8' | In Stock |
Donald Wyman | Dark Purple, very late bloomer, season extender, | - | Ask about pre-order |
Dwight D Eisenhower | Stunning blue with many florets having 5 or more petals rather than 4, single | - | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Edward J Gardener | Dark rose pink buds open to large twisted florets with rounded petals on the outside and narrow, curling ones inside. Double. Midseason | 8' | In Stock |
Esther Staley | Single dark Pink, magenta, extremely showy large heads and fastest growing in the exhibit garden, strong fragrance, heavy bloomer, draws everyone to it. | 14’ | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Etoile de Mai | Dark double claret wine colored cupped petals speckled with white, revealing dark purple centers, graceful spreading tree like, fragrant, mid season bloomer | 7-11' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Fiala Remembrance | White, double, very fragrant, early mid season | 9' | In Stock |
Frank's Fancy | Dark purple, very fragrant, early mid season, fast grower | 10' | In Stock |
Frederick Law Olmsted | White, Single, fast grower, very fragrant, dependable | 9' | In Stock |
Hugo Koster | Single Pink, midseason, fast grower, many suckers | 10' | Ask about pre-order |
Jesse Gardner | Curly blue florets, Single, cone shaped heads, very robust, very fragrant | 6-10 | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Josee | Pinkish purple 'reblooming' spicy, Pink/Purple Single.feathery, very fragrant | 5ft | Ask about pre-order |
Katherine Havemyer | Shades of Dusty Pink and Mauve, Fancy Double, showstopper, very fragrant | 10' | In Stock |
Lavender Lady | Light pink and lavender, single, giant heads, very fragrant | 9' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Letha House | Single, Shades of Magenta, Curly blossoms | - | Ask about pre-order |
Lilac Sunday | Dark purplish pink florets, very fragrant, big showy blooms cover the entire plant | 6-8' | Out of Stock |
Lois Amee Utley | Upright and gracefully spreading habit, with large dense, cone shaped panicles of strongly fragrant, double, pale pink flowers, mid-late season bloomer. | 7-10' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Ludwig Spaeth | Brilliant bluish purple, long bloom season, single, very fragrant, fast grower, hardy, 12'. This is probably the very dark lilacs you see at old farmsteads throughout the Northeast, a very old variety. | 7'-12' | In Stock |
Madame Casimir Perier | creamy double white, large florets, mid season, very fragrant | 7'-10' | Ask about pre-order |
Madame Lemoine | Ecru creamy white, double, very fragrant, French Lilac | 6'-10' | In Stock |
Maiden's Blush | Dusty pink, single large blossoms, very fragrant, early mid season, spreads nicely into a hedge or privacy screen | 6-8' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Marechal Foch | Single, reddish pink, very large florets, excellent bloomer | 9' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Margaret Fenicchia | Purple violet, midseason, single, very fragrant | 8' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Marie Francis | Peachy Pink, Single, lacy open blooms midseason, very fragrant | 8' | In Stock |
Martha Stewart | Violet, Single, very fragrant | 9' | Out of Stock |
Maureen | Deep purple, Single, very fragrant | 10' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Mechta | Single, bluish purple, large bushy, showstopper, very fragrant | 12' | Out of Stock |
Microphylla Superba | Deep pink, single, very fragrant, late Bloomer, vining, stays close to the ground | 4' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Miss Canada | Bright red buds, stunning pink blossoms, late bloomer | 8' | Ask about pre-order |
Miss Kim | Purple buds open to pale violet florets, single, very spicy fragrant, very bushy semi-dwarf, very late bloomer | 5-7' | In Stock |
Monge | Dark wine red with prominent yellow anthers, single, very fragrant, compact | 6-7' | In Stock |
Monique Lemoine | Large very showy white flower clusters, double, very fragrant | 9' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Montaigne | Double, light mauve and white, elegant, treelike, exceptionally sugary fragrance | 10' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Mrs. Edward Harding | Double magenta, very heavy bloomer, large flower spikes, very fragrant, mid season | 9' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Mrs. W. E. Marshall | Single, monochromatic very dark Purple | 9' | Ask about pre-order |
Mt Baker | White, Single, very fragrant, profuse blooms, bushy and prolific, makes a good hedge or privacy screen. | 7-8' | In stock |
Nadezhda | Shades of Blue, fancy double and triple, very fragrant, mid season, means ‘Hope” | 10' | In Stock |
New Age | Our only miniature white, single, great for small urban and suburban gardens, very fragrant | 5' | In Stock |
Nike | Dark magenta, single, late bloomer | 6'-7' | Ask about pre-order |
Old Glory | Dark blue purple, single florets, very early, hardy, fast grower | 6-10' | In Stock |
PP Konchalovski | Doubles and triples of pink, blue and creamy white, dense, extremely large heads, thick stems, prolific bloomer, midseason, very fragrant, my personal favorite | 9' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Palabin | Light purple, single, spicy fragrance, late bloomer, miniature grows to about 5ft | 5’ | In Stock |
Paul Thirion | Deep dusty mauve buds, pink flowers, fancy double | 10' | Out of Stock |
Pauline Fiala | no info | no info | Out of Stock |
Pocahontas | Very dark purple, single, very fragrant early mid season, lacey, bushy | 6-7' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Prairie Petite | Miniature light pink, mauve, and blue, very fragrant, single, great for small gardens and ini plantings, can be grown in containers | 3'-4’ | In Stock |
President Grevy | Mauve, pink, and blue, double, large florets, very fragrant, early mid season | 10' | In Stock |
President Lincoln | Very Blue, very fragrant, single, tall leafy bush, mid season | 7'-12' | In stock |
Primrose, "The Yellow Lilac" | Champagne color, with yellowish buds and bright yellow 'eyes' when open. It's more of a golden hue, with buttery highlights than a yellow in my opinion. Chunky dense flower heads. Charming old world character and graceful tree-like single trunk, that does not readily sucker.... Hardy. Fragrant? Yes! | 6-9' | In Stock |
Purple Glory | Deep Blue Purple, single, extremely large florets, loose flower clusters, Very Fragrant, Bushy | 6-8' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Red Pixie | miniature, shrub lilac, reddish buds and flowers, later bloomer | 3'-4' | In Stock |
Rochester | White, famous for its wildly multi-petaled florets, collector's item, classic | 6' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Royalty | Single, deep maroon, late bloomer, honey fragrance | 11' | Ask about pre-order |
Ruhm Von Horstenstein | Very rich in color, bright purplish red florets with carmine undertones, enormous single, straight strong stems, prolific bloomer, very fragrant, large, midseason, bushy | 12-14' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Sara Sands | Deep rich red-purple, single, late bloomer, very fragrant | 6'-10' | In Stock |
Saugeana | Single, magenta, weeping, romantic, very fragrant, the first named lilac cultivar, Hungarian | 6'-9' | Ask about pre-order |
Sensation | Dark Purple w/ white border, (variegated) very large showy flowers, fast grower, photo appeared in Better Homes and Garden article about Cherry Valley Lilacs, May 2022 | 7-12' | In Stock |
Silver King | Silvery white with a blue hue, large florets, showy, very fragrant, midseason | 9' | pre-order |
Silvia | Dusty pink single very late bloomer, spicy, used in perfumery | 6'-12' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Sister Justena | White, with yellow centers, lacey open blossoms, very fragrant, smells like jasmine, single, semi-small, used in perfumery | 7' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Souv. de Mme. Louis Gielis | Single white, large buds and florets, heavy bloomer very showy, midseason | 9' | Ask about pre-order |
Susan B Anthony | Purple, Double, delicate, compact blossom, heavily scented | 9' | Out of Stock |
Sweetheart | Dark Dusty pink buds open to delicate powder pink florets, The flower clusters grow in a heart shape, extremely fragrant, double | 12' | In Stock |
Tinkerbelle | Pink, spicy fragrance, late bloomer | 5'-7' | sold out |
Trista Barbaro | Dark purple magenta, single, 1938 | 4'-7' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Vesper Song | Dusty Violet, large florets, profuse, single | 9' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Violet Glory | Deep Bluish violet, single mid-late season | 6'-12' | Ask about pre-order |
Violetta | Double, deep violet, showy, midseason | 10' | Ask about pre-order |
Wedgewood Blue | Pink buds, blue flowers, single, fragrant | 7' | Limited Quantity, Call to Reserve |
Wonderblue | Very Blue, single, compact | 5-7' | In Stock |
Yankee Doodle | Voted the darkest dark purple, very large heads, dense, heavy blooms, buds appear black, very fragrant, graceful tree-like, photo appeared in Country Home Article about Cherry Valley Lilacs, Spring 2023 | 6-9' | In Stock |