4 Expert Tips for Spectacular Lilac Blooms

Ive got a lilac bush in my front yard about 12 or more ft in diameter and about 20 ft tall.

No instructions on watering

Great

I always deadhead after blooming

Good tips thank you

Don’t fertilize lilacs, but if you must-BONE MEAL. That’s it!!!

- Hello, thank you for the instructional video, curiously they also remind me of my childhood and old, large houses with huge gardens where lilacs were the most important, I always realized that their color was from brick brown, dark and light violet to almost light blue and pink, but then I saw unscented white Lilacs, the dark colored ones were predominantly scented and now it is very difficult to find them, at least in my country. I would like to know what fertilizers to give them and at what time of year, and if they are made from common or acidic soil, thank you very much, congratulations. ( google translate)

- Hola gracias por el vídeo instructivo, curiosamente también me recuerdan mi infancia y antiguas y grandes casas con jardines enormes donde las lilas eran las más importantes, siempre me di cuenta que su color era desde los tonos café ladrillo , violeta oscuro y claro hasta casi celeste y rosado, pero después vi Lilas blancas sin perfume , las de colores oscuros eran predominantemente perfumadas y ahora cuesta mucho encontrarlas por lo menos en mi país. Me gustaría saber qué abonos darles y en qué época del año además si son de tierra común o ácida , muchas gracias , felicidades. felicidades.

How would you remedy it if too much nitrogen is the issue?

I purchased 3 lilacs, 5 gallon buckets, and the 2 that get the most sun, no flowers and the one with the least sun, 2 flowers.

Hi I live in Phoenix Az and would love to have a Lilac in my yard, is there any variety that would grow here?

What is the variety of the Lilacs you are standing next to. I have got the exact same variety but don’t know the name.

Great tips! ~ Should we fertilize them and when? Also, is it ok to just deadhead the spent blooms and if so is now ok or is it too late? I’m in zone 6 ~ Thanks

Huh!, I had no idea. Where were you 5 years ago?! lol! When I planted (7 varieties) 65 bare root lilacs (5 years ago), I had heard that they wouldn't leaf/flower until the 3rd year, and I didn't expect much. Fast forward 3 years, there were a couple of flower-sites and several leaves. It also seeded out the 3rd year. The have seeded out for the last 3 years (3rd, 4th & 5th yr). This year I've implemented the option of dead-heading the seed pods after they have strewn. I loved them so much, I hand watered them (all) 3 times/week the first 4 summers. This will be the first year that I will begin dead-heading the blossoms at the end of their seasonal life. All lilacs are now (zone 4, MT, Rockies) 4 to 6.5 feet tall and bushy. Thanks for being, Lilac!

I have a dwarf lilac that blooms in the late spring and again in the fall, when should I prune them? Thanks

LOL, Lisa, you just solved my "why aren't my lilacs blooming?" issue! I've been pruning them in the fall, which, unknowingly meant I was cutting off all the future blooms. Thank you for that tip on timing.

How would propagate lilac?

I read an article years ago that explained that the more you ignore a lilac bush the more it will bloom. If you're watering and fertilizing it has no need to grow a lot of flowers to go to seed and grow more plants. But if it's ignored it has to sustain itself and will flower to produce seeds so that it continues or a new plant continues from the seeds. It's worked for me for years. I also pick a lot of the flowers when it blooms to take to our local seniors centre for the residents, who love the fragrance of them, bringing back memories of their childhood. The more you pick and cut back the current flowers, the more new flowers it will sprout next year.

In my town we have lilacs growing all over. They were planted decades ago. We consider them wild.
No body does anything to them and every year they don't disappoint. We have whites, lavender and deep purple.
They are just blooming now. Time to start bringing some cut lilavs in to the house. The smell os amazing, of coarse. The air is fragrant as well.

Thank you for the great lilac advice.