Lilacs: living with chemists?

By one ordinary researcher (observer :o))

Lilacs

There are lots of various types of lilacs in the world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilac

And there are lots of various types of lilacs in the garden of our chemical institution as well. Since I’m not sure if they are hand-maden or natural, I don’t care what are their real names :o) I just can differ them by their other attributes, which often are pretty distinct.

Stages of Lilac Life

and then they wither silently :o(

They bloom, they decorate parks and houses with nice colors and scents,

Lilacs differ by color

From white to pink, from purple to actually lilac :o)

Blooming

Flowers which aren’t opened yet are darker than the opened ones, and with time the opened ones become of a lighter color

Various shapes

Petals can be thin, large, sticked out or grown together

Various size

Flowers can be in a big range of sizes, from pretty small to large ones

Various number of petals

Usually there are 4 petals.

5 petals

There is a belief in certain nations, that finding (and eating :o)) a 5 petal flower brings luck.

http://hamsterwoman.livejournal.com/118432.htmlWell, if you want to be lucky I invite you to my institution (but don’teat them too many :o))

6 petals

Well, I’m not sure if six petal flowers bring luck, but you can have it a lot at my institution too :o)

Bon appetite :o)

7 petals

It’s getting more interesting :o) and luckier? :o)

Well, yeah, since it’s not a white one :o)

http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index.php?qid=20070427035733AAvOTyh

3 petals

This was more difficult to find than

the ones with more than 4 petals

8 petals

Well, I am not sure if this one brings luck, but it looks really nice and special :o)

More 8 petals

I’m not sure if it’s natural to have 8 petal flowers of

lilac. I wonder if our lilacs are in special environment

created by our chemists :o)

Mutants

To bring more facts; we have lots of various typesof mutans, from siam twins to underdevelopedpetals :o)

Conclusion

Well, I can’t say I liked lilacs much, although they arevery popular in my country, but after I saw an 8 petalone, and then noticed the differences in colors andshapes, I kept looking for an “interesting species” allday long, I couldn’t stop observing them adorably :o) Iwas running from one tree to another, I was carefullyanalyzing one flower after another. Oh well, I might becharmed by their beauty, or I was just stupified(intoxicated? :o) by their strong scent (odour? :o))