Lilac finally blooms

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liebran Valencia, PA(Zone 5b) May 11, 2007

I have a lilac bush my son bought me 10 years ago. It has never bloomed (don't know why, except maybe it doesn't get enough sun). Finally this year it has 2 small lilacs. I was soooo excited. They smell great and are a medium purple with white around the edges. Now my question, is DO I pick them or do I let them go to seed? I would like to see it bloom again next year, so let me know what you think. Thanks, Karen S aka liebran

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Equilibrium May 13, 2007

Where did you plant your lilac? You could cut off those blooms and stick them in a vase if you'd like. Your lilac could probably stand a good pruning right about now anyway after 10 years. You might want to try some lime to see if that might help with more blooms.

http://gardencenter.southernstates.com/lawn_garden_faq/lilactree.shtml

Here's a decent link on propagation-
http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/lppi/htm/sp369.htm

I've never propagated a lilac from seed but did want to try it from softwood cuttings this spring simply to play around a little bit.

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