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Maine hardy Lilac plants for sale.

Our Maine hardy lilac plants are grown outdoors from cuttings - always guaranteed true to name. Our lilac plants are raised in soil rich in compost and other natural additives. Lilacs from Lilacs Forever are shipped in pots from April through October. Directions for planting lilacs are included with all orders. Lilacs Lilacs Forever.  Sorry, we do not sell fresh cut lilac flowers, check with a florist for those. Also, we do not sell lilac seeds. We do sell Lilac plants. Plants grown from cuttings only. {Lilac plants grown from seeds can take ten years or more to bloom! } Seed pods on lilacs are usually pruned off allowing the plants energy to make new growth and set flower buds for the following year. View all Lilac Plants for Sale Lilac Care Choosing Lilacs Lilac Photos  The Lilac bush is a perennial favorite. Spicy and sweet scented describes the mid season blooming cultivars. Early Lilac plants also have that distinctive scent. Late blooming varieties keep the fantasy alive a couple more weeks. There are now hundreds of cultivars of Lilac plants. No longer are they just a pretty shade of Lavender. Flowers of White Lilacs glow and shades of pink lilacs have become popular as have the darker purple, blues and red lilacs. The flowers of the Syringa Vulgaris Lilacs and Hyacinthefolia lilacs have the true old fashion Lilac bush scent. Prestonia lilacs have a flowery scent much like a florist shop. The Lilac bush is easy to care for.   Give lilacs sun, a sweet soil and not too much water. Removing the old blossoms right after the lilac flowers go by will encourage the lilac bush to make more flower buds for the next year. Lilac plants are a delightful addition to your Spring flower garden. Use the lilacs as fresh cut flowers throughout the house. As a perennial shrub the Lilac bush is very hardy with most of the Vulgaris varities cold hardy through zone 2. On the warmer side most all Lilac plants do well through zone 6. There are a few Lilac plants that will live and bloom even into zone 8. The Hyacinthefolia varieties and Miss Kim cultivar are said to be two of those that will produce flowers in zones 7 & 8 as well as in the cooler zones. The mature Lilac bush varies widely in size from dwarf cultivars of only three feet to the large old fashioned Vulgaris lilacs that can reach fifteen feet. Plus the Japanese Lilac Tree grows 10 to 30 feet depending on varitiety. Lilacs are perennial plants. Lilac plants flower all through the month of June and a little beyond here in Maine. Blooms of purple, lavender and blue Lilacs are as pretty as the red, pink and white Lilacs. Hyacynthafolia lilacs open the earliest in our yard followed closely by the Syringa Vulgaris cultivars. Syringa Prestonia lilacs extend the bloom time and the Reticulata, White Japanese Tree Lilac flowers in July to finish up the season. In Maine the Prestoni lilacs, also known as late Lilac, make excellent companion plants when combined with Rosa Rugusa Roses. The late Lilacs come into flower at the same time as the Roses which are nicely scented on their own. Still not sure which of the lilacs is best for you ? Read more about choosing the right Lilac bush for your yard. Choosing Lilacs Site Map      Privacy Policy

View All Lilac Plants for sale. Lilac Care Pictures of 25 different Lilac cultivars ! Lilac Photos  Syringa Vulgaris lilac plants and Syringa Prestoni, late flowering lilac plants, are cold hardy in USDA Zones 2 - 6 Syringa Hyacinthefolia early Lilacs are cold hardy in USDA Zones 4-8  Lilacs Forever is an internet branch office of Blue Hill Country Garden in Blue Hill, Maine Lilacs bloom in the spring. Lilacs are a perennial deciduous shrub. Lilacs bloom in early, midseason & late varieties. Lilacs come in many colors but I have never seen orange lilacs.