I've always had a love for lilacs.  In our area, there are a lot of old

 farmhouses that have these really big lilacs.  Every time I would

drive by them, I would just oooohhhh and ahhhhh.  Finally, a few years ago, I planted my

very own lilac bush.  When spring time came this year, everyone had lilacs. Everyone,

that is, except for me.    Did I plant the wrong kind of lilac bush?  How come

everyone has flowers but me? 

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About a week or two later, when everyone else's lilacs were fading away, (this is in June), I noticed that my lilacs were coming into full bloom.   I found out  that there are different kinds of lilacs,

and there is a late bloomer variety.  

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The story doesn't end there.  Right next to my pretty bloomer, is another lilac bush

that did not bloom.  Again,  I thought I'd planted the wrong kind of lilac.  But, just as soon as the one pictured began to fade, the one next to it bloomed!  I guess I have "late lilacs" and "late-late lilacs"!

Now, if I can just get an early bloomer (and maybe an "on-time" one )  -  I'll be in Lilac Heaven! 

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