Lilac/Syringa - types of

Season's greetings all. Anyone have good knowledge re types of syringa? I've been investigating with a view to planting one and really wanted that sort of grey-y/blue-y/lavender colour. However, I don't want double flowered - I just do not like double flowered flowers, they lose the simplicity of the flower. Seems though, that all 'new' colours are also doubles (perhaps while they are breeding the new colour they also make it a double ...! ), so I might be stuck and have to resort to a common lilac or one of the very few single flowered, which usually end up being pink, unless anyone knows otherwise. I love pale so no rich pinks or purples etc. Thank you all.

 

I think you might need one of the older varieties as the trend seems to be to make them compact, bright and double flowered.
I'm not that familiar with the cultivars but a friend has syringa primrose which is a nice single. It is a slightly yellow white though so might not fit with what you are looking for. Hopefully someone with more knowledge might be able to help.

 

Thank you; I feel you are right and this is what my gut tells me too. I don't know why we have to breed plants to become so 'over-showy'. Some doubles are so complicated looking, the lovely original flower is lost. I also read somewhere that double flowers are harder for bees to navigate, which is perhaps more of a problem. Anyway, thank you and I do love pale yellow so Primrose might be what I end up getting. All the best.