Persian Lilac in Bloom!!

desertdi

18 years ago

I just posted a pic of my persian lilac in bloom. See gallery.

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ninaco
18 years ago
Whoa...I'm impressed. I thought it was a cold-climate plant. What's your secret?
desertdi
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18 years ago
Well, there isn't really a secret... this is a Persian lilac that my nurseryman told me was bred for this climate (zone 9) as opposed to common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) which requires much colder winters than we get here in Tucson. I planted it in April and it was in bloom then too, so I was surprised to see it blooming again... must be all the rain we've been getting. Delightful surprise.

Di
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I thought I would chime in here....from cold, old Minnesota....where lilacs are scorn for being so ridiculously common. They are used along just about every highway and found in almost every yard....meanwhile we drool over bougainvillea and Oleander(relegated to expensive summer annuals here). I guess that's the human condition though. There is a beautiful cutleaf form of Persion lilac-Syringa persica laciniata or Syringa laciniata....I would try this considering your success with Persian lilac. I grow it in my yard and I love it! Here we get repeat bloom on the xprestoniae hybrid lilacs(Miss Canadaetc....) and also on the Korean lilac...there are some blooms on each of these here right now....otherwise lilacs are a May thing. These last two lilacs would probably atleast bloom a bit for you also.
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Hello, lpinkmountain. This what I do. Pruning after blooming promotes more blooms next Spring. It also forces reblooming lilacs to bloom again. But the lack of water last year could have also been a factor in your case. To prune the seed pods off, notice that the pods in any one stem of the shrub will originate off a little stem that can be easily pruned off. That is it; I do not do any other type of pruning because my shrub is still young. If your shrub were to be big, you could rejuvenate it by cutting stems that are 1.5" thick in thirds over a period of 3 years. Something else you can do is make sure that the soil is moist. Insert a finger into the soil to a depth of 4". Then determine if it feels dry, moist or wet. If it feels dry or almost dry then water; otherwise, skip watering on that day. Repeat this daily for 1-2 weeks and mark on a calendar when you water. When you observe that you are watering on a certain frequency (every 2/3/4/5 days) then set your sprinkler to water on that same frequency. If the temps change by 10-15 degrees and stay there, re-check using this method. My three year old shrub looses it leaves between October and December. If your shrub lost leaves last year because the temps went down then that is ok but if the temps were well above freezing, you need to prevent these droughts by watering as soon as the soil feels almost dry or dry. If lilcas do as azaleas, hydrangeas and camellias, the plant responds by aborting the buds. Fertilize now, i.e., right after blooming and cover the ground with mulch to prevent grass from growing under the shrub. I use cottonseed meal but a slow-release general purpose fertilizer with a NPK Ratio of 5-10-5 should work. Luis Here is a link that might be useful: Lilac Info
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sand_dragon
18 years ago
Web newbie here.

How do I find the lilac pictures? Can't find them in the gallery.

I'm so interested in seeing them, as I miss my lilacs from back East.
frangipaniaz
18 years ago
When you click on the gallery button (which is on the top of the forum page next to 'On topic discussions') it's labeled for the persian lilac pictures... right now it is about the second post down... good luck
Brittany
Oh, and the picture is beautiful... I'm going to go look for one... :)
sand_dragon
18 years ago
Thank you very much fot the help Frangipani!

That's a beautiful lilac. I'm going to do some research & see if my favorite nursery can get it. They couldn't help with Blue Skies(I inquired too late).
RODICA
18 years ago
The one place I got my persian lilac is Boyce Thompson Arboretum. I went there this late spring and I bought two one gallon lilacs in bloom. They survived this hot July and now are growing new leaves. They doubled in hight and they look OK. I previously had a lilac that one of my friends gave me. It survived for 13 years and bloomed sometimes twice a year. Do not know what cultivar it was but it died three years ago. I blame my robinia accacia tree that was close to the lilac and probably robbed it's nutrients.
I would suggest to anybody that wants a persian lilac to call Boyce Thompson and find about availability.
They also have a gorgeous mexican redbud but unfortunately they do not have it for sale since is very difficult to propagate.
judy_b
18 years ago
Bakers had Persian lilacs earlier in the year. May still have some, call and ask.

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