How to properly care for Syringa

Pamper your lilacs with a compost dish as they sprout

To this end supply Before it sprouts, your lilac bush with a generous shovel of ripe compost. If the shrub is also on rather poor soil, mix a handful as well Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) in addition - but no more, because this fertilizer contains a lot of nitrogen, which in turn is not conducive to flower formation - but essential for the formation of dense foliage. Work the fertilizer carefully (the root run close to the surface of the earth and should not be injured!) into the root disc and, if necessary, pour stale or rainwater.

When the lilacs bloom, spring really begins

At the time of Lilac blossom are the actual spring bloomers like snowdrop, Märzenbecher and Daffodils Has long since faded, but the gardening year is only just beginning. The most commonly planted lilac, Syringa vulgaris, shows its blooming splendor from the beginning of May, depending on the weather, but in some years earlier or later. Some

sorts however, bloom much later: The king lilac 'Saugeana' (Syringa chinensis) opens its fragrant light purple splendor between May and June, the bow lilac (Syringa reflexa) on the other hand only in June. Syringa microphylla 'Superba', also known as autumn lilac, has a particularly long flowering time, which after a spring flowering again in summer / autumn.

Caution: cut lilacs only after flowering

In order for your lilac to actually show its blossoms in spring, you must never cut it beforehand - then remove the ones that were already laid out the previous year Flower buds. Instead, the flowering shrub should always be cut back immediately after flowering.

Protect flower buds from late frosts

In some regions of Germany, late night frosts are not uncommon, even in May. So that the frost does not destroy the flower or budding, you should take the lilac - especially when it is still young - with a Garden fleece protection.