Growing Irises

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Who can resist the sweet and heady scent of the blossoms of a lilac? This flowering bush, which can be seen in well-groomed parks, on university campus grounds, and in the yards of gardeners, shows its colors in lavender, purple, pink, or white. These springtime flowers are synonymous with love at first bloom - white lilacs are symbols of innocence, purple lilacs mean "first love."

Lilac bushes like slightly alkaline soil. Leave unpruned during the flowering season - pruning reduces the amount of flowers the lilac bush will produce. If it is necessary to prune the lilac's foliage, do so after flowering.

Lilacs, unfortunately, are capable of developing what is called "powdery mildew disease." This disease requires immediate treatment with fungicide, and badly affected branches may have to be trimmed away. While the flowers of lilacs are edible for humans, mice and voles also love lilacs. These pests will nibble on the stems and roots of a lilac bush, especially when other food is scarce.

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when photo and text is re: lilacs?

#0 - Karen Cook - 03/15/2008 - 17:08


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