Lilacs as Houseplants?

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apartmentplant Richmond, KY(Zone 6a) Oct 21, 2007

Is it possible to grow lilacs as indoor houseplants? I have about 13 seedlings and I don't think they will survive the winter as they are still really tiny. I'd also like to find homes for a few of them. (a few are already spoken for) I also have some tiny Sierra Leone lilies that I have started. I want to give a few of these plants to a friend in Miami beach FL. Do you guys think they will flourish there?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 22, 2007

They should grow OK indoors, but they need a certain amount of winter chill in order to bloom. So if you're just keeping them in the house this winter as a temporary thing because they're too small to plant out that's fine, ones that are that small aren't going to bloom next year anyway. But they wouldn't work well permanently as a houseplant because of that. And your friend in Miami will have the same problem--winters there don't get cold enough (even outdoors!) for the lilacs to bloom well.

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