This reblooming shrub brings color to the garden in mid to late spring.
It features clusters of lavender and purple flowers with four splayed petals.
Bloomerang Lilac Care
Here are the main care requirements for growing Bloomerang lilac.
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Light
Bloomerang lilacs do best in full sun.
They tolerate partial shade but will not produce as many blooms.
Soil
Like all lilacs, Bloomerang prefers soil that is rich in organic matter.
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The soil should beneutral to slightly alkaline.
Lilacs do not like acidic soil (pH 6.5 or lower).
Good drainage is essential; lilacs do poorly in soggy, wet soil.
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Water
Mulcharound the base of your lilac to retain moisture.
In long dry periods, water it moderately but regularly when the top inch of soil feels dry.
This makes lilacs unsuitable for hot climates.
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For the amount to use, follow product label instructions.
If you want to shape the plant, prune it with sterile garden pruners immediately after flowering.
For a neater appearance, remove spent flowers right after flowering in spring, but its not essential.
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Pruning Tip
No pruners?
Only the breeder is allowed to propagate this series of lilacs and sell them under the name Bloomerang.
Keep in mind that lilacs, even compact varieties, have an extensive root system.
The container should be large, at least 18- to 24-inches in diameter.
Remove the covering as soon as the weather warms again.
They need that cold weather exposure to set buds for best flowering.
Plant shrubs at least 5 to 6 feet apart.
How to Get Bloomerang Lilacs to Bloom
Bloomerang lilacs are meant to easily bloom and then rebloom.
To confirm your Bloomerang reblooms, it needs to grow well in the late spring and early summer.
Bloom Months
Bloomerang lilac starts blooming in May, and pauses in June.
It blooms again in July through the first frost of the year.
How Long Does Bloomerang Lilac Bloom?
What Does Bloomerang Lilac’s Flowers Look and Smell Like?
Bloomerang lilac’s flowers are pink and purple and smell very sweet.
Lightly fertilize before and after the spring bloom and very lightly prune the shrub after its spring flowering.
These two things should encourage more new growth which will help maximize late summer and fall flowering.
A crowded, root-bound Bloomerang lilac will not be happy and won’t bloom very well.
After blooming, water your Bloomerang lilac every 10 days to two weeks until the first frost.
Deadheading Bloomerang Lilac Flowers
By pruning you may execute the risk of eliminating developing buds.
For best results, go slowly and snip off a part of a branchlet just beneath the spent flower.
Use a fungicide to control the mildew and rake up leaves around the plant annually.
Bloomerang lilacs can grow to 5 feet tall, sometimes 6 feet.
A compact Bloomerang cultivar can grow 2 to 3 feet tall.
Bloomerang lilacs bloom twice a year.
The shrub flowers heavily in May around the same time as the common lilac.
In June, the shrub takes a break before starting to bloom again in July until the first frost.
Bloomerang lilacs are fragrant and they smell just like common lilacs.
