Thank you! I have many different varieties of Lilacs living in Eastern Washington. I have a disease that results in stunted growth of the leaves, looking a bit curled, and doesn't initially affect the entire bush. It started with one lilac and after applying systemic treatment for a couple of years and removing the affected branches, I finally lost and removed the entire thing. Now I see a few of my other lilacs and now, a few other species, like a rose and maple tree!
None of my local nurseries can answer my questions, although I am now trying a new systemic and at one nursery suggestion, a new fertilizer as her thought was I was "starving" the plant. Does this sound familiar? Can you help with a potential solution? Thank you so much. Hello I got a lilac bush that I transplanted 4 years ago and it bloomed good last year and I noticed it made new buds in July and in late September the buds broke open and the flower buds for this spring has opened and froze so what caused this and what can I do to prevent this from happening again?
You need to protect the lilac from early or late-season freezes by covering them. You can use plastic, or bed sheeting, burlap, tarps, or whatever is large enough BUT you have to keep the covering from touching the lilac. Contact with the cover means contact with the freeze, so avoid contact. Use frame often homemade or stakes or, for example, a ladder and drape the cover over the plant. Clothes pins will sometimes hold the cover in place.
You should not need to leave the cover on if no freeze is forecast. I got a new, small, bush last year miss Kim and a mouse or mole routed through the roots leaving it the appearance of being dead. We planted what was left again with little hope but it did start putting out leaves about half way through the summer. Help for a newbie to lilacs? I have a very old lilac bush my mothers she got it from my grandmother well it has something on its trunk blueish green scales and dying what can I do to save it and the leaves are powdery.
I bought a lilac bush at a fair about 7 years ago. I t was about 4 feet tall. My son planted in a sunny place that gets sun all day.
It is healthy and gets very small blooms every year but looks like it hasn't grown an inch since it was planted. Our town is known for lilac's and they grow all over town.
I don't understand why mine won't grow. Are leaves 3 inches or about 1 inch. If no longer than approx 1 inch. My lilac is about 5 years old and has never bloomed and although it has grown, not as it should have. I would say it is about 3 to 4 foot high for a 5 year old bush. I planted it where i had removed an above ground pool and was wondering if the sand that was used to level the pool on installation could be the reason. I don't see any sand, so it has worked it's way into the dirt.
Any suggestions? I am trying to find out what is going on with my old fashion lilac. I started it from a sapling about 15 years. It has four off shoots that are probably 10 years old. This year the flowers again where huge and gorgeous. But I have now noticed the density of the leaves is really sparse they are yellowing with some brown spots. I don't know what to do. I planted seedlings 3 yrs ago, some are 6' tall and some 3' tall, I haven't pruned them yet and haven't had any flowers yet, should I prune them back a little will that help?
Thank you Frank. Are you fertilizing these plants? Too much nitrogen will favor leaf formation over flowers. Do not fertilize. They do like soil with a pH of 6. Do a soil test—even a simple one—and see if the pH is within the range. Skip to main content. You are here Gardening » Growing Guides.
By Catherine Boeckmann. Huge blooms, wonderful scent. Wally Patrick. Lilacs thrive in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil at a pH near 7. If your soil is in poor condition, add compost to enrich. Learn more about soil amendments and preparing soil for planting. For strong bloom, lilacs require full sun—at least 6 hours—or they will not flower well. Make sure the site drains well. Plant in either spring or fall, although the latter is preferred.
Your sucker will look pathetic at first but just dig a hole, backfill it with soil, and stick the sucker in. Then water and wait. Transplanting lilacs from a nursery is also easy. Set the plant 2 or 3 inches deeper than it grew in the nursery, and work topsoil in around the roots.
Water in. However, there are officially 7 colors of lilac flowers: white, violet, blue, lavender, pink, magenta and purple with many shades within each color. Summer lilac is often used to refer to butterfly bushes , especially those types that are sterile and non-invasive. When planting container-grown lilacs, dig a hole twice as wide and just as deep as the container. Remove the plant from the container and place it in the hole, spreading out the roots. Back-fill with soil mixed with compost and water well.
Clear a 2- to 3-foot area around the base and apply a loose layer of mulch to the area, keeping the mulch from touching the bark to prevent insect borers. Here are some tips to help you prune your lilacs correctly:. A small amount of applied in late winter is sufficient. They do like rich soil, so add compost if needed. Jerry Fritz, of Linden Hill Gardens, says that ash from the fireplace can be sprinkled on soil around the base of the shrub. Water regularly to establish a deep root system.
It is best to water them at soil level and avoid overhead watering. Once established, lilacs are water wise. Water weekly in dry conditions, more often in extreme heat. Too little water can result in wilting or distorted leaves. Seeds can be sown in spring. Seeds taken from specific cultivars may not come true from seed. In early summer, shoots from the base of the trunk can be used to propagate not recommended for grafted varieties.
But if you want to grow outside the box of common , look to other lilac species to find different sizes for your particular garden space. Choose a smaller shrub such as Miss Kim lilac Syringa pubescens subsp.
Miss Kim lilac only reaches a height of 4 to 9 feet , with a spread of 5 to 7 feet, and its fragrant blooms are a true lilac color. Bloomerang lilac is a dwarf cutie, reaching a size of only 3 to 4 feet in height , with an equal spread.
Not only are its purplish-pink blooms fragrant, but Bloomerang is also a rebloomer. After the initial bloom time in late April to May, Bloomerang will continue to set blooms through August. Late lilac Syringa villosa , is so named because it blooms later than common lilac by several weeks.
Hardy in USDA zones 3 through 7, late lilac generally tops out at a height of 10 feet , with an equal spread. Its flowers may be pure white or a shade of rose-lilac.
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