lilac

New piercing hubs now rolling out feature Claire’s new hero shade of lilac; bigger, comfier chairs than the ones of my youth; and an Inspiration Bar to help customers design their “ear stacks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Vibrantly-coloured drinks made with ube, or purple yam, have also been added to Costa Coffee and Starbucks menus this summer, with marketing materials heavily promoting ube's lilac hues.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Infiniti oozed glamour in a lilac sleeveless Louis Vuitton dress with a fitted bodice and a cascade of ruffles tumbling from her hip to the floor, creating a long train.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

The duo stared up in the sky as dozens of lilac balloons burst into the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025

Thing 1, Thing 2 and Thing 3, along with Markie, sat quietly under the lilac bush, and I congratulated myself.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

At Chiswick, staff were watering drooping camellias and lilacs, shrubs that normally thrive in sun.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Here are plants and flowers to enjoy, one for every month of the year, from lilacs, camellias and poinsettias to native buckwheat, wildflowers and toyon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025

This insect is not native to North America and is a pest of more than 130 species of plants including poplars, ash, beech, maple, willows, dogwood, cotoneaster and lilacs.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

She described her childhood within the island's forested expanse, making dirt-pies and chasing garter snakes next to "fragrant purple lilacs, sour grapes in vines strangling the trunks of tart green apple trees".

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023

It was her penance for having taken those lilacs in from the mailbox.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen