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Can you share your experiences again with reblooming lilac Josee?
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Posted by linlily z5/6PA (My Page) on Wed, Apr 12, 06 at 19:44
| I reread past threads about Josee and can't make up my mind if I should give her a try. I love lilac bushes but have not had real good experiences with them. We had a Miss Kim at our last house. While it was easy to keep a manageable size and bloomed like crazy for me, it smelled downright awful. The kids always made comments about the smell - like a cat had watered it! Hard to believe, I know, but true.
Then we planted a President Lincoln 3 years ago at the present house. This is the first year that we will see blooms. It has frozen out every year since we have had it. One year a hard freeze actually caused 2 to 3 inches of the tips to turn black and fall off. We finally came up with a method for covering it when frost was expected - 2 nights last week - and it has worked. The leaves are opening and you can see the tiny dark purple, tightly closed up flowers. We also have a dwarf call Minuette( I hope the spelling is right) in the landscaping at the front of the house. It blooms gorgeous pink flowers much later in the spring, but they do not smell at all. I long for the sweet smell of a lilac bush. I would love to have one that blooms more than once in the spring, and Josee is advertised as doing just that. Can you share your thoughts and experiences with Josee with me? Also, does anyone know a mail order source for Josee? Thanks for your help,
Linda |
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RE: Can you share your experiences again with reblooming lilac Jo
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| I can tell that you like lilacs. Judging by the responses, these shrubs are not hot. I think lilacs are okay. |
RE: Can you share your experiences again with reblooming lilac Jo
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Mine was not very impresive the first two years. But I have to say, it was very nice this spring. Still waiting to see it repeat, tho!
 The scent was light, but definetly sweet. |
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