All of ours in California have bloomed just fine & normal. Nothing out of the ordinary at all.
suz

Mine do not usually bloom until Mother's Day. I will let you know if they bloom. I have some really old old ones and I get a second small flush every Aug-Sept also.

Hopefully they are just late blooming this year Karyn. I've never bought a lilac bush, because years ago a friend said that they don't do well here &/or they don't have a good scent like the ones back east.

Karyn, they are starting to bloom now. One is covered the dwarf ones are just starting.

I will update as to how many blooms but they look like they are going to be covered. I have the white ones. I do not have any large purple Lilacs. My dwarf are purple/pink.

My dwarfs are the only ones with blooms. Evidently the lilac problem is fairly widespread. Besides not seeing any while driving I posted on the Mid-Atlantic forum and everyone is having the same issues. Even DH's local suppliers don't have anything. I have white, lavender, purple, pink, doubles, all kinds and none are in bloom : ( All the other spring trees and flowers have been blooming normally. It's just the lilacs. I hope the peonies are nice. I'll really be pissed if they don't have buds! Enjoy yours and think of all the sad folks down here when you are smelling your lilacs. lol

That is strange. Do not give up hope, maybe they will be late blooming this year.

Karyn,
If it's any comfort, the ones in central texas are just beginning to bud and bloom.
maybe it has to do with the extra cool weather we had.
pa

They are definitely a wash for this year. I'm going to contact the UMD agricultural extension and see if they have any info. Several people think it has to do with last years' record heat late into the fall and the record lows going into spring this year. So far that makes the most sense but I haven't noticed any other varieties affected.....yet. At least my dwarf varieties are loaded with blooms even if they are a fraction the size of the standards. I already cut 30 stems from this bush and you can't even tell.
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Beautiful Karyn! Enjoy what you can get :-)