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Common Lilac Varieties What Are Different Types Of Lilac Bushes

Common Lilac Varieties What Are Different Types Of Lilac Bushes
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  1. What is the most fragrant lilac bush?
  2. Is there a difference between a lilac tree and a lilac bush?
  3. How do I identify a lilac bush?
  4. How fast do common lilacs grow?
  5. Are there lilacs that bloom all summer?
  6. What should I plant next to Lilac?
  7. What is the lifespan of a lilac bush?
  8. Do lilacs like coffee grounds?
  9. Where is the best place to plant a lilac bush?
  10. Can you keep a lilac bush small?
  11. Which lilac blooms the longest?
  12. Are lilac leaves poisonous to dogs?

What is the most fragrant lilac bush?

The lilac usually considered the most fragrant is a Chinese native—S. pubescens. It has small, white flowers tinged with purple. The fragrance is sweet and spicy, very different from the traditional “lilac” scent.

Is there a difference between a lilac tree and a lilac bush?

To clear up any confusion, there is no difference between a lilac bush and a lilac tree, they are the same plant just called by different names.

How do I identify a lilac bush?

Common Lilac

  1. Deciduous.
  2. A tall, medium size shrub that sometimes looks like a small tree.
  3. Height is 7 to 16′ and can get up to 12′ wide.
  4. Leaves are simple, opposite, ovate, 2 to 4 inches long and vibrant green.
  5. Blossoms in mid. to late spring with sweet fragrant clusters of mauve flowers, 4 to 8 inches long.

How fast do common lilacs grow?

Growth. Lilacs grow 12 to 18 inches each year. Once fully grown, lilacs typically reach 15 feet high and 10 feet wide, forming an irregular bush.

Are there lilacs that bloom all summer?

Bloomerang Purple lilac is the original reblooming lilac. It blooms in spring along with other lilacs, takes a brief rest to put on new growth, then blooms again from mid-summer through fall. ... It doesn't only bloom once in spring - it also blooms summer through fall.

What should I plant next to Lilac?

Herbaceous peonies and tree peonies (Paeonia) are wonderful companions to lilacs. They are compatible in color, fragrance and form, and make each other look better. Plant peonies at your lilac' foot to hide its poorly clad legs and savor the beauty and pervasive perfume they lavish on those who passes-by.

What is the lifespan of a lilac bush?

1. Lilacs live a long time. Some lilacs shrub varieties can live 200 years, so think about this when you plant them and put them in a place where they aren't likely to be disturbed. Two of the most fragrant are 'Miss Kim' and plain old Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac.

Do lilacs like coffee grounds?

Using Fresh Coffee Grounds

Grow lilacs in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil (at a pH near 7.0). If your soil is in poor condition, add compost to enrich. Lilacs don't like wet feet and will not bloom with too much water.

Where is the best place to plant a lilac bush?

The ideal spot to plant lilacs is in an area with full sun (at least 6 to 8 hours per day)—give them too much shade and they may not bloom. Lilacs also like slightly alkaline, moist, well-drained soil.

Can you keep a lilac bush small?

An older lilac may stop blooming if neighboring trees have grown up to cast shade on it. Lilacs need regular renewal pruning to thin them out and control their size. ... Since common lilac is a big shrub or a small tree, growing 8 to 20 feet tall and almost as wide, it can simply be too much shrub for smaller yards.

Which lilac blooms the longest?

Common Lilac is the longest blooming species, lasting for a month depending on cultivar and region. Typically blooming in late spring, it offers the largest flowers with the best fragrance.

Are lilac leaves poisonous to dogs?

Even though lilac stems, leaves, and flowers pose no health threat to dogs, it is a good idea to keep your dog from chewing on the plant. ... According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, the Persian lilac (Melia azedarach) which is not related to true lilac, is poisonous to dogs.

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