Why Lilac Bush will not bloom.....?

I have had my lilac bush for 4 years. It was very small when I first got it, but has grown to about 3 1/2 feet high and is green and lush. A perfect looking lilac with the exception it has never flowered. Any answers to why? And is there anything I can do to make it bloom? My neighbor down the street has one and it blooms every year. It is watered and fertilized on a regular basis.

Why Lilac Bush will not bloom.....?
they do take a few years to bloom, I also had one for 3 yrs and it never bloomed, it was always so disappointing, every spring i would look forward to it, b/c there is nothing like the smell of lilacs or wisteria. have faith maybe this is the year!!!
Reply:Hopefully it is planted in the right spot. Lilac bushes need minimum 8 hours of sun. They also need %26quot;sweet soil%26quot;. If you fertilize with regular fertilizer it will just give you big beautiful green bushes but few flowers.


You need to add a handful or to of lime to the soil just under the bush, water it in and don%26#039;t fertilize it anymore this year. Unfortunately this will not help with blooming until next season, also only prune off the dead flowers, lilacs flower on second year growth. So if you don%26#039;t get any flowers this year just leave it and feed it the lime a couple times, maybe now and early spring.


I can pretty much guarantee this will work. I have given this advice to many others with great success.


GOOD LUCK and don%26#039;t give up!
Reply:They don%26#039;t bloom the first few years...maybe this is your year!!



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