No flowers on lilac bush.

shegar

Yes thats about it ... its now 4 years old about 5 foot high, bought when it was 1 foot high,,, but it as never flowered . I have fed it with fish ,bone , and meal. any suggestions please ??

annie123

All you need to know about lilacs:
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf85671124.tip.html

HTH

jammy_dodger

You can try using the process of elimination. There are five main reasons that Lilacs fail to bloom: insufficient sunlight, too much nitrogen fertilizer, improper planting (planted too deeply), improper pruning (pruning at the wrong time) or winterkill of the flower buds. If you are fertilizing your bushes (or near your bushes), stop. Lilacs set their flower buds for next year on this year's growth. If you pruned them last season in late summer, say late July or August, you may have removed the flower buds for this growing season. Also, Lilacs will typically not bloom the season after a harsh pruning, so you may need to wait until next year before you see flowers. If you suspect winter damage to your flower buds, you can only hope for milder winters or plant a hardier variety. Pulling some soil back from the roots will help if you think it may be planted too deeply. Lilacs need full sun to flower. You might take a sucker from your lilac bush and try growing it in a new location.

just found you this on good old google x x

savemoney

Mines just gone in flower its a mature plant though. Much as I like it the flowers die within the week and it takes a lot of light from my garden. I wont to cut some of the high branches back

shegar

Okay many thanks to you all for answering my question....The lilac as never been pruned. on the google it did say they usually start flowering at 3 yr old, I may have planted it too deep, I will do what one member say and take some soil away from the bush...:TThe bush is very healthy looking , I will give it extra TLC and hopefully next year will be a sucess. Also many thanks to the member who put the link up for lilacs thats got very valuable information ,:T Thanks to you all lovely people.:D