Give it three years in your garden to get its roots down and your hopes up before it does its thing. More Blooming Facts 'Bloomerang' likes the same growing conditions as other lilacs. Give it full sun and moist, fertile, well-drained soil that's moderately acid to moderately alkaline about pH 6. Do any pruning immediately after the main spring bloom. Deer pretty much leave lilacs alone.
Other lilacs besides 'Bloomerang' bloom well in the South. Tom reports his 'Blue Skies' lilac blooms well in Houston and says it's more fragrant than 'Bloomerang. Vitex grows best when planted in full sun and in a location that drains well.
It will grow well in all areas of Texas, in both acid and alkaline soils. It prospers in hot and dry environments. The Texas Department of Transportation recognizes its toughness, and plants Vitex in highway medians. It is a spectacular butterfly-attracting plant and is deer resistant in that deer will not eat it, although they can damage it with their antlers if it is allowed to grow very large.
Prune right after the first flowering and again in late August after the last flush has faded. Take care not to cut into the woody part of the plant which can cause damage. Treat Your Family to Homemade Cupcakes. Brenda Arlene Smith. My mom has a lilac bush she loves, but she is planning on moving from New York to Houston. Can lilacs grow in Texas, or should she just leave it behind?
Marie Rake Dear Marie, Although I appreciate your mom wanting to transplant a sentimental favorite to her new home, I am afraid this probably won't be a successful relocation. A neighbor of mine has one, but I haven't seen much blooms from it. It tends to look real scraggly in our Texas heat. I think they are better suited to up north. Instead try a vitex, also called chaste tree. What is your home's single best feature? Ready for a challenge?
Need help selecting economical, durable finishes. Something similar to hostas that will grow in central Texas. I agree with a vitex being a much better choice. Happy Growing David. I've always heard that a "Persian lilac" can withstand TX heat, better than the French varieties grown up north, but I've never actually seen one of these so called Persian varieties growing Betsy Ross white has done great for several years with morning sun and afternoon shade at Moody.
Same blooms and fragrance as the purple. You mention a "Persian lilac". The only thing that I can find on the web about it is its botanical name Melia azedarach L.
It also goes under other common names including chinaberry, Chinaberry tree, Chinaberrytree, Indian lilac, lelah, paraiso, pride of India, white cedar. It is considered an invasive by the Invasive Species organization and by the Invaders of Texas organization.
Please do not plant it as it is highly invasive. However, since Ltcollins couldn't find anything using the common name and I was only able to find a few links using the botanical name, I don't think this plant is commonly available in the nursery trade. I have a neighbor here in Dallas with a Syringa X persica. It was covered in blooms this past spring.
The scent was just about the same as I remember lilacs in Ohio. Though the flower heads are a bit smaller. I haven't been by since, so I don't know how it did during the summer, but the plant was an old one.
You can find plants on-line. They'll be small, probably, but I'd give it a try As a matter of fact, I plan on doing just that myself. Telling me it's Spring. Good luck, Olga. Thanks to everyone that responded. I've got 3 vitex going right now. So, I'll be looking forward to their blooming next year. I didn't realize that they were that fragrant. I just pulled up this thread because I bought a Persian lilac at Lowe's today.
I am really looking for information about planting an fertilizing. I'm thinking of locating it where it will get afternoon shade in order to mitigate some of the heat.
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