View Lilac Bush Bloom Time
Gif. To determine how many times a lilac bush will bloom and when the bright flowers will be at their peak, you must first note which type of lilac grows in your garden. Lilac bushes bloom only once each year, in spring, but they make new buds after they bloom.
Plant Spotlight Lilacs from www.englishgardens.com
The important thing when trimming off your flowers is that you simply cut off the spent flowers—don't worry about any. Lilacs are easy to grow shrubs with colorful, fragrant flowers that bloom in spring. Lilacs bloom on old wood.
If your lilac flower clusters are getting smaller, time to prune!
On occasion we need to relocate a bush or transplant some of those free little suckers growing in the shade of the parent when is the best time to transplant a small lilac bush that has not bloomed yet? If they are getting plenty of sun and you have not pruned them, try feeding them a bloom booster. Removing the dead flowers from your lilac bush will encourage more blooms the following year. Many of the newer lilac varieties grow quickly and might need pruning starting in their second or third year.
