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lilac trees in shade
I used to have a lilac tree in my fairly shaded garden, but it never
flowered, so we cut it down. Now my girlfriend fancies getting one again. Was it the shade that was stopping it flowering (in which case there's no point?) Or was it just bad luck? or something else? Lazarus |
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lilac trees in shade
Lazarus Cooke wrote: I used to have a lilac tree in my fairly shaded garden, but it never flowered, so we cut it down. Now my girlfriend fancies getting one again. Was it the shade that was stopping it flowering (in which case there's no point?) Or was it just bad luck? or something else? My neighbour had a lilac for 3 years and it didn't flower. It was in a shady part of her garden. She fed it sulphate of potash and last year she had a few flowers, this year lots more. How old was yours and what kind was it? |
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lilac trees in shade
Lazarus Cooke writes
I used to have a lilac tree in my fairly shaded garden, but it never flowered, so we cut it down. Now my girlfriend fancies getting one again. Was it the shade that was stopping it flowering (in which case there's no point?) Possibly, Although my lilacs are in fairly unfavourable positions (between a garage and a much taller flowering cherry and cherry laurel; between a garage and a church; in the shade of a neighbours apple tree; in the shade of my own hawthorn) they tend to flower at the top where they get more light. You can quite effectively stop them flowering by enthusiastic pruning every year. I've got another species of lilac - Syringa microphylla which is growing in shade between a medlar and an apple tree, and that flowers well. It has a longer flowering period than the usual lilac, same good scent, much smaller bush, but the flowers are not quite so showy. See if you can see one in flower at a garden centre or nursery - if you like it, it might be an alternative. -- Kay |
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wrote: You can quite effectively stop them flowering by enthusiastic pruning every year. I suspect that this may be what I managed to do. I've got another species of lilac - Syringa microphylla which is growing in shade between a medlar and an apple tree, and that flowers well. It has a longer flowering period than the usual lilac, same good scent, much smaller bush, but the flowers are not quite so showy. See if you can see one in flower at a garden centre or nursery - if you like it, it might be an alternative. this sounds ideal. many thanks. Flea, I'm not sure what it was. I found it in the garden and it's gone now, but I'll bear in mind the potash tip. Lazarus |
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lilac trees in shade
Lazarus Cooke wrote: Flea, I'm not sure what it was. I found it in the garden and it's gone now, but I'll bear in mind the potash tip. Great! Didn't think of you pruning it ... that was perhaps the problem indeed! I've got a 'Spickwick' (not sure of spelling) with pink stripes on the petals - weird one but last long as cut flowers, and a white one which scent travels trought the house every year. When we moved we sadly missed our very old lilac, perhaps 30 years old, so I've planted our two close to each others so that, next year maybe, I will be able to hang a hammock (after 9 years of waiting!). |
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