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- Cut out blooming flowers while lilac
- Avoid littering the lilac
- Watch for propagation through root shoots
- Cutting lilac flowers for the vase - How to do it right
- Tips
If the lilac flowers are not cut, seeds will form
Cut out blooming flowers while lilac
He belongs to spring like hardly any other garden-tree: the lilac. The white, purple or pink flowering shrub shows its intense fragrant flowers in the month of May, which not only pleases man. For many insects - especially butterflies, bees and bumblebees - its heyday means a richly set table. After flowering, however, you should pull out the scissors.
Avoid littering the lilac
Like so many lush flowering trees, common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) tends to self-seed. In particular, the wild forms multiply in this way very numerous, so you can call without any countermeasures soon a whole forest your own. However, this is not true for all lilacs, some, especially the lavender, are self-sterile and can not propagate themselves by sowing. For all other varieties, you should prevent this by a courageous pruning of the withered shoots. However, if an increase by seeds planned, collect the capsule fruits in the autumn, shake out the fine seeds and sow them in a culture dish.
Watch for propagation through root shoots
In general, some lilacs are very prolific: Species of wild lilac not only self-emerge, but also spread through the roots. This can be effectively prevented by root locks.
Cutting lilac flowers for the vase - How to do it right
Lilac blossoms are not only popular in the garden, but also as a vase jewelry. To give the panicles pleasure for as long as possible, you should do the following when cutting:
Tips
In any case, lilacs should be cut back immediately after flowering. Now is the best time to remove overaged, sick, and wrongly awake branches.