Leonid Alekseevich Kolesnikov, a brilliant breeder. Bred about 300 varieties of lilacs.
In 1973, the International Lilac Society awarded Kolesnikov the Golden Lilac Branch.
Several dozen Kolesnikov varieties are growing in the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University.
Kolesnikov has a lot of "front" lilacs.
Alexey Maresyev, 1951
Most of the varieties have been lost, now only 54 out of 300 are known. Some of the lilacs have been restored by the efforts of the Moscow State University staff.
Great Victory, 1986 (restored by Mironovich)
The most beautiful and most popular in the world - "Beauty of Moscow", 1947.
Daughter Tamara, 1986 (restored by Mironovich).
Dzhambul, 1921.
The most famous variety, Galina Ulanova, grows in the park of Buckingham Palace. 1953 year.
Galina Ulanova, 1953
Hydrangea, 1930
In honor of the feat! Captain Gastello, 1963
Kolesnikov is a self-taught breeder. I planted the first lilac bush in the parental garden in 1919, and by 1923 had collected a collection of 100 varieties. Mostly Lemoine lilacs.
One of the first fruits of selection: Leonid Kolesnikov, 1924
Soviet Arctic, 1955
Hometown! Red Moscow, 1960
Sky of Moscow, 1963
Beloved wife. Olympics Kolesnikov, 1941
Twilight, 1954
India, 1955
Writer Leonid Maksimovich Leonov, master of socialist realism. Academician and laureate of six (!) Orders of Lenin. It is now firmly forgotten.
In 2009, a biography of Leonov, written by Zakhar Prilepin, appeared in the ZhZL series.
Leonid Leonov, 1941
"Beauty of Moscow" breaks the heart of everyone who sees her.
"Pale, satiny pink buds open into pearly white flowers. At half-release, the tips of the flowers are one-third pink and two-thirds white. The end of flowering is like an exquisite sunset, when a fleeting burst of pink lingers on the underside of the last flowers to open."
Beauty of Moscow, 1947
According to UNESKO experts, it is considered the best lilac in the world.
Beauty of Moscow, 1947
