This like the other lilacs I have grown does well in zone 4. Around here (NE Nebraska) lilacs in general handle dry feet and heat well on...Read Morece established. So the first season and sporadically as needed the second season, I water with a deep root waterer to lure the roots down deeper. After that they're fine getting along with rainfall.
I grew up in the North, so when I moved to San Antonio, TX, I missed seeing lilacs in the Spring. I researched, and found that the Betsy...Read More Ross was designed for the South. I sent for one, and planted it where it would get morning sun. The first year I got very few blooms, the second a few more, and this Spring it's full of blooms (relatively speaking). Last summer, San Antonio had about 60 days over 100 degrees in a severe drought, so the plant proved that it could survive in warm, dry weather (with supplemental water, of course). The flowers look and smell great even if they are white.
This like the other lilacs I have grown does well in zone 4. Around here (NE Nebraska) lilacs in general handle dry feet and heat well on...Read More
I grew up in the North, so when I moved to San Antonio, TX, I missed seeing lilacs in the Spring. I researched, and found that the Betsy...Read More