Garden Pests and Diseases: Lilac Leaves Spotting, 1 by HelloMissMary

HelloMissMary wrote:
Well, my spots got bigger and eventually covered the entire leaf. All the leaves, in fact, turned brown, shriveled and fell off by August. I gave it up for dead after all these years.

Then, one day in September, I noticed little stubs appearing on each limb. Day after day, I watched in amazement as new green leaves and flowers popped out all over it. My lilac is in bloom now.

I talked to a gardener at a local nursery, who said it isn't unusual to get some fall blooms around here. I have never seen it on my shrub and it's just a relief to know that the spotting on the leaves was probably "weather related" as he put it. He advised me to lime the soil at least once every other year to help it.