Lilac Flowers

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Lilac Flowers are Beautiful Indoors of Out

There is nothing better than a large bouquet of lilac flowers on the kitchen table in early spring. The pleasant, sweet scent of a freshly picked bouquet, is almost too strong to leave in the room, without a window open.

Select Lilac flowers that have almost all flowerets open. Cut the stem several inches below the flower. Walk around the bush and space out where you are cutting flowers. If one side of the bush is against a house or garage wall, take flower cuttings from the backside, leaving plenty of flowers in the front of the bush, to adorn your yard.

Trim back most or all leaves. Place the flowers in a large vase and add water to the vase. We suggest a large vase with a big bunch of flowers, for a real showy display. While a rose looks good in groups or singly in a vase, Lilacs like to be shown in groups. To extend their indoor life, keep cut Lilac flowers in a cool location, away from direct sunlight.

Tip: Before bringing them indoors, look for ants and other insects. Ants like to climb the bushes in search of the flower’s sweet nectar.

Lilac flowers are commonly used in perfumes and soaps.

Many gardeners believe that Lilacs tend to have a profusion of blooms every other year, with far fewer blooms in the off year. To increase blooms, make sure to remove dead blooms shortly after the blooms have died. Perform any pruning within a couple of weeks after the flowers have died. Next year’s buds form quickly, and you don’t want to inadvertently snip them off. When first planting Lilacs, it will take up to three years for the first bloom.

How To Grow Lilac Flowers Information

How to Grow – Learn how to grow beautiful, fragrant plants.
Lilac Festival – These Spring festivals are very popular. 
Lilac Sunday – Without a doubt, it’s a holiday worth celebrating.
Flowers – About these beautiful blooms.
Lilac Pictures – See our lilac photo gallery.
Lilac Trivia – Cute and informant trivia.
Planting and Transplanting – how and when to move bushes.
Propagation – How to make new plants.
Pruning Lilacs – Most importantly, there’s a right way and a wrong way.
Pests and Disease – Prevent plant problems.
Varieties – In fact, there are over 1000 varieties.
California Lilac – It’s a tree.
Why no Blooms? – Most importantly, identify and correct blooming problems.
Lilac Poem – By Walt Whitman.
Buy Lilac Bushes – Add beauty to your yard. 

White Lilacs

More How to Grow Lilacs Resources

Growing Lilacs – from Garden Hobbies

Buy Lilac Bushes select from popular Lilac varieties

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