Tip 7
Why isn’t my lilac flowering?
Really?
Then it must be due to one of the following reasons
- The lilac has been placed in a spot where theres not enough sunlight.For optimal flowering, lilacs require at least 6 hours of direct sunlight.
- The lilac has been given too much nitrogen fertiliser (N). This leads to abundant growth but is detrimental to flowering buds.
- The lilac is not being pruned correctly. The best time to prune is during or just after flowering. Any of manner of pruning leads to the loss of flower buds.
- It can take up to 5 years before a damaged or weakened lilac has developed a good root base. During these years the plant will put all its energy into growing new roots, and not in flower buds.
- The lilac is an unknown, un-certified species, so clearly not from the Parfum de Nature brand. Lilacs from Parfum de Nature are species selected for their flowering abundance, colour and strength. They are cultivated in a pot and grafted on specially selected root stock. Root stock that produces hardly any root suckers, but does form a healthy root system.
