Content
- What the ideal soil for lilac should be
- Lime-rich, dry soil is perfect
- Improve soil - you have these possibilities
- The right substrate for lilac cultivated in pots
- Tips
The lilac likes dry, calcareous soils
What the ideal soil for lilac should be
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) can be found in many German gardens. The shrub or small tree impresses each year with a wonderful, fragrance-intensive flowering, which, however, can only unfold on a suitable soil in full splendor.
Lime-rich, dry soil is perfect
Although lilac is generally very adaptable, this adaptability has its limits. Unsuitable for a planting are above all
Floors. Lilac grows best on a dry, well-drained and calcareous substratum, whereby the concrete preferences differ depending on the type and variety. For example, Preston lilac prefers lime-poor, but nutrient-rich soil, while wild species and many Syringa vulgaris hybrids are rich in calcareous, rather lean soil. When choosing the variety of lilacs, always make sure which floor it needs - and how it actually looks in your garden.
Improve soil - you have these possibilities
Now you do not necessarily have the perfect garden soil to successfully cultivate lilac on it: Up to a certain degree, a little suitable substrate can be significantly improved with little effort:
The right substrate for lilac cultivated in pots
If you want to cultivate lilac in a bucket, you should put it in a mixture of good potting soil, sand and expanded clay - and of course never forget the drainage!
Tips
Lilac is incompatible with itself, so you should never plant a new one in a location where such a shrub or tree has already been. Only a prior exchange of the soil would allow planting.