Propagate Lilac Shoots or Suckers - Easiest Way to Start Lilacs!
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- Опубліковано 23 кві 2019
- The easiest way to start lilacs is by digging up suckers and this video goes with my blog post How to Propagate Lilacs from Suckers.
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Using this easy method you will get more sweet-smelling lilacs in your garden that bloom sooner than lilacs you may start by cuttings. You’re going to love this one!
Spring is a great time to do this as the soil is moist and easy to dig and the suckers are really growing. It is also still cool enough that the freshly replanted suckers can establish easily with little stress.
And the lilacs that may already be blooming won't be harmed or lose any blooms. Win, win!
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You're so inspirational! I will be transplanting a shoot off a gigantic, sprawling 120+-year-old "Mother" lilac bush from my great-grandmother's farm that just sold. Having never done anything like this before, you make it look so do-able. ... Also, I never knew I could pot a lilac bush! ... And Brilliant tip to spray paint those black growing pots. Thank you so very much! Am looking forward to exploring your other videos! 😀
Wow! That's incredible!
My mom has a lilac bush in her yard and I’d like to get a plant just like it for my own home as an ode to her. And the nostalgic smell. Thank you for this!
You are welcome! I wish you success.
Thank you for this. I've been afraid to keep lilacs in pots because I didn't think they would do well. I have 2 very special lilacs trees from my mom who passed a couple of years ago. We are renting a house right now so I don't want to plant them and leave them here. This gives me hope that I can keep them in pots until we land in a forever home.
Glad it was helpful!
There are two lilacs in huge pots out front that I inherited when I bought my home. Been here for years and they’re doing fantastically
Just what I needed. We have some lilacs that are sending out suckers this spring and I wanted to add some more to other areas of the yard. Thanks for the tips.
You are welcome!
LOL LOVE the She Shed. When hubby of 31 years died I turned our whole house into a SHE shed.
The only way to go, make the most of difficult times.
love this video, im moving into a new home and want to take some of my lilacs with me! this is exactly the video I was looking for! great job.
Thank you, I am so glad you found this helpful! Now I left out something that is important but doesn't come up often but be sure the Lilac is not a GRAFTED one. If you need more info on this go to my website post here: How to Prune Lilacs: www.flowerpatchfarmhouse.com/how-to-prune-lilacs-correctly/ It has a blurb on what to look for.
I strongly suggest buying a trench shovel for gardening! It’s my absolute favorite tool!
Thanks for the tip! Is it like my Root Slayer? That thing cuts through roots like a hot knife through butter. This was before I bought it.
Thank you for taking the time to offer your valuable expertise...getting some shoots for my bro-inlaw right now
You are welcome, it is extremely gratifying how fast and easy they take off.
Thanks for sharing! I have a huuuuge lilac bush that is taking over our front yard and my husband HATES mowing around it. I would love to take some smaller suckers and make them into small plants. This is super helpful!
I am so glad you found this helpful. I have several in pots and they stay smaller that way. The suckers can be a pain to mow down.
Fantastic Pam. I'm a renter so seeing you do this just gave me such Inspiration. I subscribed. Lovely homestead. Stay Blessed. Thank you for the share sunshine. 🌞🥰🇨🇦
You are welcome!
Thank you so much for this!!! I've wanted to do this for years!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this. I have a lilac tree full of suckers and am looking forward to propagating. They are so beautiful.
It is so fun to do! I have given away quite a few as I always start more than I need in case some don't take.
Thank you for an easy, clear explanation!
You are welcome! It is as easy as it looks.
Wow this was great, thanks for the tips, awesome video and well explained. Oh and no annoying background music, well done 🙂👍
Yes, I dislike background music too. Thank you for the compliment, I am a novice at video so it means a lot.
Thank you so much! This was a very helpful video. Glad you shared your expertise.
Glad it was helpful!
Hello there dear flower patch lady, thankyou i really enjoyed, and very helpful xxbless you,xx
You are so welcome
Great tips. I'm a renter so now I can have my own lilac bush in a barrel. 🌞💜
Yep, that works just fine. I have one in a barrel out by my greenhouse.
Happy Janie introduced your garden show to her regulars. I am located in So. California zone 9b and had never thought of potting a lilac before. Love the tutorials and have subscribed. Thank you !
Welcome to my channel! I am so glad you found a bit of inspiration and thank you.
Thanks so much for your video I’ve been wanting to do this I grew up with lilac trees when I was growing up ! we had a great big one in between our two kitchen windows so in the summer in May I thall we would smell when we had our windows open and it was the best smell in the whole wide world brings back a lot of great memories
Scent is an amazing memory reflex. I look forward to the blooms each May. They only last a few weeks but what a lovely time!
So happy I discovered you on Pinterest 😊
As a Newbie trying to develop the Green in my thumb… you give clear simple instructions 🙌🏽♥️🙌🏽
Glad it was helpful! I am glad you found me on Pinterest too.
Thank you. I’m going to try this
It is a great time of year here in the US to do it.
Oh this is perfect! My mother has to have some serious pruning to do to my grandmothers original lilac planting, I think I may go steal a sucker before she does! :)
If you need help on pruning I just did a post on that here: www.flowerpatchfarmhouse.com/how-to-prune-lilacs-correctly/
I have the same shoes and they look just like yours! Thanks for this video. I needed this exact information. :)
You are welcome. Gardening is rough on walking shoes, I need to get me some muck boots. :)
This video is great, thank you!
You are welcome.
This was great to know!
It is very effective and I have tons of potted lilacs to prove it. I need to have a plant sale.
Thank you so much! What you did, is what I'm going to attempt to do! I"m going to put it in the ground.
Wonderful!
This was a nice, clear and friendly instructional. Thank you!
You are most welcome. I just dug up some more to start from a friend who has an old lilac that is a color I don't have. I can't wait to add it to my collection.
Excellent video!
Glad you liked it!
Perfect. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Wow, I did not even think to do Lilacs in a pot. I have 4 lilacs because I love the smell and have bouquets in very room during bloom time. 2 are 30 years old of the old fashioned variety and 2 of the newer reblooming. I have never had a problem with suckers but I do mow around mine as they are not in a garden but in my large yard with nothing around them, spread apart so a mower fits. I will try one in a large pot so thanks for the new way to try a new method.
You are most welcome. How do you like the new rebloomers? I have one but the scent is more pungent than sweet smelling and it has not done well for me. I am about to give it the boot from my garden.
Thank you for making this video:)
You are most welcome!
Beautiful she shed!
Thank you, I do love my little cottage!
I have a crimson lilac. Do you have any recommendations of a website link or a personal video I could view on how to plant this bush for maximum growth?
Great video, thank you very much!
You are welcome!
Have you ever been to Prague? After WWII they planted thousands of lilacs all over the city. I look forward to spring even more because of the lilacs’ the blanket of color but even more so the air in the entire city is sweet with their aroma. Just divine! FYI right after the lilacs, the Linden trees (the Czech national tree) blooms and then the air is heavy with its lovely aroma. Do come sometime soon to experience this for yourself. Thank you for your video. Most helpful.
I would love to see what you are describing. We have the linden trees in my home town of Bulgaria, in the park along side of the Danube river and it is unforgettable experience
I can only imagine how lovely. No I haven't but it is somewhere I would love to visit. Now I know what time of year to go if I ever get the privilege to travel there.
Lindens might be the most wonderful tree there is!
I’m going to do this. I did it before and I need one to give to my neighbor. He wants a lilac. Thank you for reminding me! New sub!
You are welcome, I wish you success!
GREAT VIDEO!!!
Thanks!!
Good idea, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you.
I have mid-toned mauve lilacs growing in my garden in Melbourne Australia, and I wanted to make use of the suckers that have made an appearance.
I am so glad this helped!
I have a huge lilac on the corner of the property, and across the street is a country club entrance. The lights of all the cars graze my front porch and shine into our windows at night. My thought was to keep the lilac bush growing around the corner to block alot of it out. It won't do any good in the winter, but we don't hang out on the porch in the winter, either. Nice video!
Great idea, let it get big and bushy to block a problem.
Fabulous, I'm just about to do this so extremely helpful..new sub ;)
I am so glad you found it helpful. I just planted a few of the ones I dug up and they are doing great. Hopefully they will bloom next spring but it may take another year.
Amazing
Thank you, it is quite enjoyable.
Video yang sangat bermanfaat sukses selalu
Thank you.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse mohon maaf jika berkenan dan ada waktu luang mampir kekonten saya yah miss🙏🏼
Interesting.
I'm learning sooo much.
In southern California, I have a lilac in the ground with no suckers, and a potted one with over ten suckers.
I am glad you found it helpful.
Excellent
Thanks
Loved the video! I have a nightmare on my hands. A couple years ago, I thought I propagated my Grandma's lilac bush, but turns out I've been babying Bittersweet Nightshade! UGHHHHH. Now I've got to destroy it and start over. I think I'll start by spraying and getting rid of the nightshade, then in the spring, I'll follow your steps and get the lilac just in a pot, wait another year and then plant it where I wanted it in the first place. I hope I can get rid of the nightshade. I'm so embarrassed. It must've been growing under the lilac bush, and those were the shoots I dug up.
Oh my, that is a disaster, I wish you better success next time.
Great time for this video. I have a few small lilac plants coming up and I want to dig them up when they start coming up after the snow is gone. I don’t heat my greenhouse so they will have to go in the ground protected. Thanks for the info.
Sounds great! Let me know how you do.
Interesting to hear about the potential spreading of suckers and having to pull them up etc. because after 7 years of living here, the 1 lilac I have, which was here before me has never really spread. Lilac is probably my favorite natural floral fragrance and I just love it and came searching to see if some how it could be propagated. That'll you for sharing, I'm going to go look and see if I see any suckers....side note, my rose of sharon sends to spread seedlings all over and they start to grow in places is rather not have them and have had to pull some, I wish my lilac was like that. 😁
There are Lilacs that have been grafted onto root stock that won't sucker, so take a look at the base of your Lilac and check if it is one that has been grafted. You will find a definite area along the trunk that is different if it has.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse ok thank you!
Omgshhh me too with the rose of sharon!!
Great, thank you.
You are welcome!
I put mine straight in the ground and i had complete success. I have 3 now.
Yes, that is a great way to do it. I pot mine up as I did not have the area ready to plant and I gave some away to friends. I now have the ones I kept in the ground and they are doing fabulous!
Great informative video! Thanks 👍🏻
And to add, thank you for not playing a annoying music or sound. 👍🏻👍🏻☀️
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are welcome. :)
Thank you so much. God Bless
You are so welcome
Hi!! Thanks for the video! Should you use the root powder for new starts that already have a little root system, or only on cut stems? ❤️❤️
Only the cuttings really need the rooting hormone to help it grow roots, Lilac suckers usually have roots already if you took it correctly. I just dug a sucker up from a friends lilac and did not get roots but I stuck it in a pot anyways and so far it is still alive. We shall see if it develops roots. I did not use any hormone on it.
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Lilac grows wild here and overtakes trees. I recently moved to the city and wanted to bring some of the country with me. Thanks for the vid!
You are welcome.
Thank you :)
You're welcome!
It’s currently early-to-mid September in zone 6B. Do you think I have time to grab and plant a sucker before the weather turns? How many weeks was it between your harvesting the suckers and replanting them in the blog post that links to this video?
Sure, it can't hurt to try. Just mulch in heavily wherever you plant it and that will help the roots to stay a tad warmer longer when it turns cold. It can't hurt to try.
That perlite sure loves to float.
Doesn't it. I just bury it under mulch.
Thank you for this video, this is exactly what I was looking for. Sharpen your shovel, better yet use a flat transfer shovel that has been sharpened. You'll thank me next time you have to cut thru roots.
Thank you. I have a shovel called the Root Slayer that is awesome and as you say cuts right through the roots. I was in a hurry the morning this was taken and just worked with what I could grab quickly. If nothing else, folks will know that you don't have to have the best tools to get the job done even if it does take a bit more effort. 😀
Thank you for showing the whole process! I tried to dig up one of the suckers, but it didn’t have such a nice root system like yours did! Only one little thread. Would you recommend adding rooting hormone to the pot?
I would just plant it up and pamper it. Keep the soil moist but not wet and in the shade. I just dug some up this Spring and had the same issue and so far they are still doing great. I should root. They root very readily and you don't want to interfere with the little tiny root it already has.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse Thank you for the quick answer! You are awesome.
loved the video and the information
Thank you.
I bought a new home and it has a lilac tree with a stump and its super cute I think it a korean drawf lilac tree.. I had suckers all at the base of the tree stump... I can dig it up to make more trees? how long to be a big tree?
Yes, you can dig them up to create more Lilacs. Different varieties have different grow rates so it depends upon that and the conditions you give it. But usually it takes a good 3 years for it to become a good size and bloom. Maybe more.
I have a question. I have taken out two suckers of white-blooming lilacs and transplanted them in a new spot. Now, after an hour the leaves are looking very droopy and sad. Is that normal?
Yes, that is transplant shock. Keep them watered and if it is over 70 degrees provide them some shade if possible. This will help them to get through the shock better.
How long to you keep them in pots before putting them out in the landscape (to help avoid shock)?
I have some I planted within a month and others I planted a year later and I have some still in containers that I have yet to find a spot for. It doesn't really matter much. Some I just directly plant in the ground right away and keep an eye on them especially if it goes from cool weather to hot weather quickly. (which is typical here in the mountains)
I have a lilac tree that has a few suckers. Wow never knew they could be propagated. Do you have an update on how this potting turned out? Thanks for this video!
Great idea to post an update. I just posted a photo on instagram and facebook of it starting to bloom but I should do a video update. Thanks!
Is it ok to use a 5 ga bucket? This way it would have the handle making it easier for me to move it.
Sure, if you mean to plant in then make sure it has drainage holes in the bucket.
Thanks for the video! Did it bloom in its next year?
It can still take up to 3 years to bloom.
If I were to keep lilacs in a pot, what would the winter care be (zone 5b)? Best to bring inside/in garage? I think pots would be best for me at the moment :) Thanks for the video! I grabbed cuttings last night, but if they don't root, I'll grab some suckers in the spring :)
Lilacs like winter cold to set buds for blooms so I would bury the pot in the ground and mulch. Then you can pull it out of the ground when you feel you can.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse thank you!
Took 3 off my Moms 60 yr old one this season....so easy.
Yay, yes it is very easy. Even with a lousy shovel and being tethered to a camera which limited my mobility I was able to dig up this one and it is growing quite well!
I always wondered how many suckers the lilacs normally produce FPF ?? Are the old lilacs different from the new virility ???
Nice video FPF, look forward to see more great videos from you young lady too. I can tell your passion for the plant Pam.
LOL, it took me a few moments to figure out what FPF was! There are over 400 cultivars of lilacs so I don't know which new variety you mean exactly but some lilacs, like the korean lilac varieties don't seem to sucker as much and I am not sure about the old, yet popular Josee reblooming lilac. I would love to get one of those. These are all very old lilacs and tend to sucker a lot but mowing down or clearing out the suckers is a simple spring chore while the ground is still soft. How many suckers they produce varies widely.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse Nice to hear your laughter of ones own channel acronym. . I hope I can oblige you with your wish for the Josee reblooming lilac. Am hoping to see a friend in upper Pennsylvania who has a bunch of old varieties. Will let you know as I just love old flowers. Can you please describe in detail so that I can be sure we are both talking about the same type of shrub.
Mine doesn't have the suckers and is on the side of house. It is bent over and very thick on the limbs. Almost like a tree but several of them coming out of the ground but no new ones. I bet it doesn't get enough sun where it's at but does make fragrant blossoms. Can you help me. I had to go to UA-cam because the video didn't work on Google.
If you don't have any suckers then try rooting from cuttings. www.flowerpatchfarmhouse.com/rooting-lilacs-or-semi-softwood-cuttings/
My lilac bush is over 30 years old and I've never seen a sucker growing around it , would love to be able to dig.some.up and plant more lilac plants they are so beautiful and never find them.for sale anywhere.
There are some grafted varities that don't sucker, or so I have been told. Have you tried starting them from cuttings? That can work too.
Hi Pam, do lilacs send out runners as well? I dug out a red twig dogwood bc of the invasive runners. I want to make sure before I plant a Miss kim in my yard.
I have a friend who has korean lilacs (MIss Kim is a Korean LIlac) and she has no issues with sending out runners. Mine are the common lilac that do but they stay close to the plant and I just cut them out unless I want them to fill in before cutting out old wood. If in doubt, plant it in a large container. I have a lilac in an area I did not want runners and I planted it in a half wine barrel and it is doing beautifully.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse thank you, that makes me feel better!
I need to plant mine in the ground as I live in a very cold zone. Can these be planed an inch or two below where the crown had been, and do the tops need to be trimmed after?
Most lilacs are hardy down to -40F degrees as long as they have well draining soil. I don't know about whether they need to be planted deeper for that reason or if they will need to be trimmed as I have not had to deal with the deep cold. Our lows in the winter usually don't go below 10 degrees Fahrenheit and that is an extreme, we are usually in the 20's and 30's for lows.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse Thanks!
Do you feed them while in pots or change the soil?
I give them a houseplant feed with NPK ration of 10-10-10 in Spring while in the pots. And I haven't changed the soil. I would if I saw signs of distress but so far so good. If they are in the ground I don't feed them.
I do not have a green thumb at all so thank you for this video. If planted in a pot, should the lilac stay outdoors or can it be an indoor plant? If indoors, how much sun/water should you give it? Thank you!
Hi Peggy, great question but to be honest I have never grown any lilacs indoors. They are quite cold tolerant and actually do like it colder in winter. I have a few planted in pots and they are all outdoors.
Get a Saws all (reciprocating saw) and a Hori Hori knife. Makes digging roots much easier.
Yep, I use pruners too on the roots, they are not thick enough to need a sawzall. My garden knife can do it but I now use the RootSlayer shovel which has the edge perfect for this.
Can you please tell me what area or zone you are in? i believe in the US somewhere? I am in Canada and would love to keep in an oak barrel but not sure the lilac can survive the harsh winter in even a large pot.
I am in Zone 8a. Look at the description tag on the plant you wish to plant in a pot, then deduct 2 zones. So if you are zone 7 then see if the plant is hardy to Zone 5 then you know it can survive in a container. Also, you need to consider where your plant is located on the property. Being closer to a building or in a sheltered spot can also affect its ability to survive.
I am moving in a few weeks. My yard still has 10 inches of snow. Will I be able to try this and have a lilac 3000 miles from here to my new place?
Yep, if you have any suckers showing you can dig up, get plenty of root, pot it or wrap the roots with wet paper towels or newspaper in a plastic bag and make sure they stay moist until you get to your destination then pot them up. Either should work.
Enjoyed your video a lot. Y'know I often see "lilac food' for sale in nursery catalogs at high prices. Do you know what those mixed are so I can make my own and save$$$. Thanks again 😊.
sorry, I do not, but that does sound interesting
Here you go!
homeguides.sfgate.com/organically-fertilize-lilacs-23816.html
I pulled stickers from under beautiful wild lilacs we found on the mountain we live on. They rooted and made it through winter. Last winter was brutal with consistant freez and thaw all winter.
Our wild lilacs are rather homely and their scent is more pungent that sweet smelling. But they grow great everywhere. After a big forest fire went through the area years back the first thing to return was the wild lilacs.
I have a French lilac bush for over 15 years. Can I take sever some of the parent plants when is about to bloom now (4/23/21) to start a new bush for my son’s place? Would it kill the parent plant? Thanks for sharing!
If you are asking if you can dig up the suckers/shoots coming up around the base of the plant now then yes you can.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse I can tear a piece of the parent off now to grow, right?
Hi I have many suckers that I want to take out but they are very close to the mother plant. I don’t want to disturb it either. Is it still ok to do this?
Yes, it is, they can be a bit tougher to cut through but it won't hurt the mother plant.
I live in Colorado at 7200 feet, so winters can get pretty cold sometimes. Lilacs seem to do very well up here for the most part. I love the idea of lilacs in pots, but would I need to overwinter the potted lilacs indoors?
Lilacs can endure temps down to -40 degrees. Just be sure they are free draining, what would kill them is not the cold but having them sitting in water that froze. If you are still worried put them in a unheated garage. Bringing them into the house would wake them up before they are ready.
I’m up in Prince George British Columbia -40 in winter and there is huge lilacs everywhere
Thank you for the video! If putting the lilac pot in an unheated garage for the winter, I assume it needs watered, how much how often please?
Do lilac bushes do well in shaded/ partial sun areas?
The ones I have are in partial sun and so far so good. Others around this neighborhood are also in part shade and do just fine so I would say yes.
Is there a certain month that I should dig up the suckered? My daughter has a tree and I would like to take a sucker to grow in my garden 🙂
I like to do it in Spring and early Summer when they are throwing out new growth and the ground is soft but I am sure you can do it anytime you have a sucker to dig up.
What about the sucker that is growing from the trunk of the lilac? Can you use them?
I have never tried that. To me that would be treated like a cutting instead of a sucker as it does not have roots. I have a post on starting lilacs from cuttings here: www.flowerpatchfarmhouse.com/rooting-lilacs-or-semi-softwood-cuttings/
Can you keep the potted lilacs out in the winter zone 6A?
It depends on the variety but I have seen it done. You may want to tuck them up close to the house to get some of the escaping heat to give them a little help in winter.
Ima steal some from my moms lilacs!
Lovely to have some from your mom's. Makes them even more special.
Hi, I recently flew back to GA with quite a few pieces from my mom's garden. I'm having trouble identifying one of the plants and I think it's lilac but I'm not sure? The leaves look like lilac but the "stem" grows way above the leaves and has what looks like little seeds on it.
Interesting...I try to get an idea of what an unknown to me plant is by using Google Lens, it isn't perfect but it has helped.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse thank you!
house's backyard sides are surrounded by them, weird to see someone wanting to save the pups instead of cutting them back. maybe it would be fun to dig them up to give to ppl
Yes, people like to get them from their grandparents homes or other family members to preserve memories.
How long does it take before you see blooms on the suckers you transplanted?
It can take 3 to 5 years to get blooms.
Did u eventually plant in ground? Why did u put in a bucket please and ty
I planted it in a pot because I did not have anywhere for it yet. It is now out in the garden.
Will this sucker grow flowers? Or would it have to get bigger?
It takes an average of 3 years to get really good blooming.
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So glad you liked it!
What time of year is it best to do this?
For me it is Spring as the ground is still soft but I have done it later in Summer too.
can this be done in the summer time too or late spring? any old time?
I hear Spring time is the best, but I am a rogue and give it a go whenever. I do think Spring is a bit better as the soil is super soft making it easier to dig.
If you have any suckering descanso lilacs please send them to me. I have good luck with them here in Texas.
I don't think any of mine are that but if I find any I will keep that in mind.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse thank you. Have a nice day.
Nice video, thank you. About how long does it take for a cutting such as this to grow into a nice sized plant? I'll be planting my straight into the ground.
It takes a good 3 years as it does with most perennials.
Do you know if the dwarf miss Korean lilac sets off suckers? I've got a hedgerow of that dwarf variety,and would love to snag up some starts 😃🌸🏵🌹
Sorry, no I don't know if they send up suckers.
Flower Patch Farmhouse Thank you for the great video
Flower Patch Farmhouse Looked under my lilacs, and the dwarf variety does indeed have suckers 🌱🌿🍃
@@jeansandhoodiegardengal2975 Cool, thanks for letting me know!