Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) diagnosis requested.
JK
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L Clark (zone 4 WY)
10 months agolast modified: 10 months agoBillMN-z-2-3-4
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WANTED: Old fashioned white Lilac seedling, Syringa vulgaris
Comments (3)Looks like they split a few times while i winterized them in this box over this past season. coming back healthy tho. Id LOVE to send you them, but id have a request :) nothing big n fancy. Your the person with all so awesome amounts of irises right? Yea if i could pick some species and maybe get some bulblettes? ill take the small ones im not greedy :) in return you can have all the lilacs i have here. i think it should be 2-3 tho id have to check rooting...See MoreLilacs didn't bloom this year!
Comments (10)Lack of care last year, when they were still new, could definitely contribute to lack of bloom this year. Miss Kim blooms later than the others, as well, noted above. Once they are established they are quite drought tolerant in our climate but yours aren't established yet, so they need some water over the summer. The lilac across the street from me doesn't bloom well most years because they insist on pruning it into a square box. One year they left it alone and it was covered in flowers. This year? there's one flower, deep inside the square. There oughta be a law ......See MoreLilacs in Medium to Heavy Shade?
Comments (9)A few years ago I got some root stock from a neighbor. He said it would take five years for that sort of transplant to bloom. I put it under some oaks hoping the fact the lilac blooms before oak trees are leafed out would be enough sun for blooms. I live in an area of homes with heavy oak tree shade and my neighbors have lilacs that bloom. So far I would call my transplant a fail. The bush is nice, spreading etc. but NO BLOOMS to speak of, one sprig two years ago. In February I had a pine tree a few yards in front of it and behind the lilac and another tree removed. I am hoping this will give the needed sun. We will see. I would say it has been getting more than 2-3 hours of sun..and I would not say that is "medium" shade. 2-3 hours of morning sun is not much...IMHO. Saying that I am reminded the stella Dora day lilies planted in front of the lilac bloom nicely....See MoreLilac, Syringa vulgaris "contact dermatitis" is this the right forum?
Comments (3)I hope your wife feels better soon. Is it a rash, blisters, swelling or some other type of reaction? Did the nurse have some ideas for relief? I don't know of other lilac dermatitis cases, but suffer from reactions to several other species myself (itching and rash from star jasmine/ Trachelospermum sap, junipers pokes cause small, itchy welts that persist for weeks, a particular species of field weed causing swollen hands and intense joint pain and elaeagnus "dust/dander" dangerously inflames my lungs). It is best to avoid the known triggers in the future, if at all possible. Or at least take extra precautions, such as multiple layers of protective clothing and gloves....See Morerosaprimula
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