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01-02-2003, 07:41 AM
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Lilacs-Atlanta
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(Nina Salkin) writes:
And when do they bloom?
I found that I was eventually able to get the lilac bush that lived in a
raised planter box in front of the house, whenever I wanted (almost). It
required a bit of cruelty to the plant in that I would let it dry out almost to
the point where the leaves withered after spring, I could get another flowering
out of it. I found that if I just dampened the ground to keep it in this state
I could have the plant bloom when the landlady would be returning home after
travel. She really liked them, and getting the bush to do tricks was fairly
easy, once I got the knack of not giving it a nice flood to end the drought
till I wanted to see and smell the blooms again.
I'm sorry that I can't give you any data on it's hybrid type. The bush was
grafted I remember. The roots were a sturdy white flowering but differently
shaped flower type that did not have any scent, but which must have been
hardier. These fed the grafted upperstory of the bush which bloomed lilac
purple and had a lot of perfume scent. This sort needs attention though. The
sloths that later bought the place let the next door neighbors "have" control
of the planter box, and the understory sprouted enough suckers to live it's own
life and they stopped feeding the real lilacs, and the plant is now ok looking
but with none of it's former beauty. But they were from the Red Neck Riviera
anyway...
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