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Lilac Flowers
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of the major reasons that people plant lilac bushes in their
gardens is for the beautiful blooms. Lilac flowers are very
lovely. They range in color from white to yellow, pink to deep
purple, and everything in between. Lilac flowers are often are
generally very fragrant and often bell-shaped. Lilac flowers
will make a wonderful display from mid spring, through summer.
Lilac flowers will usually only bloom for a few short weeks,
but planting several different species of lilac with different
bloom times can increase the blooming season by up to six weeks. |
Lilac
flowers will also make excellent cut flowers for indoor displays.
The sweet fragrance the blooms emit is often too strong to
be in a room without good ventilation. The best candidate
for display flowers are lilac flowers that have nearly all
flowerets open. The stem should be cut several inches below
the flower. Lilac flowers removed from a bush should always
be spaced out, to allow for a fully blooming bush to be left
behind.
Most or
all of the leaves should be trimmed back from the lilac flower.
Then, the bloom should be placed in a vase of water. Lilac
flowers look best in a vase when they are in groups, whereas
roses work fine alone. Lilac flowers in a vase should be kept
in a cool location, out of direct sunlight. This will help
to prolong the indoor life. Lilac flowers make a great centerpiece
of a kitchen table.
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flowers are also often used to add fragrance to perfumes and
soaps. The intoxicating smell will last for weeks when the
blooms are cared for properly. Lilac flowers are believed
to bloom profusely only every other year or so. This is not
the case. In order to ensure a full crop of lilac flowers
year after year, the spent blooms should be removed as soon
as the bloom has ended. This will force the plant to focus
on creating buds for the following year flowers, as opposed
to making seeds.
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