The phrase " springiness is in the aura " might well have been coined by someone strolling near a lilac bush ( Syringa vulgaris ) in full flush . As flouncy as crinoline petticoats , with bouquet range from odorous and frail to warm and spicy , lilac blooms perfume springtime across U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone 3 through 7 . Although the Dominicus - loving shrub have a reputation for toxicity , none of their part are vicious to people or animals . In haute - cuisine circles , in fact , lilac flower are considered edible .
Lilacs and Pets
Lilac bushes are free of toxicant from the tips of their branches to the death of their ascendant . Both the California Poison Control System and the Morris Veterinary Center web site certify them as dependable for pets . Even so , it ’s a good idea to keep the kinsperson wienerwurst or kat from snack on the shrubbery . Twigs and leaves may get get in their throats and too much fiber may turn over their digestive systems . In improver , spraying your lilacs with chemic pesticides may expose your pet to toxin . To be on the good side , supervise them when they ’re around your plants and protect your garden with non - toxic products whenever possible .
Lilacs and Livestock
lilac do n’t make Cornell University ’s Department of Animal Science ’s list of works poisonous to farm animal , and Dobbin or Daisy is likely to ignore them as prospicient high - quality pasture is available . To protect your lilacs and your livestock , keep the animals furnish with nutritionary , well - balanced forage .
The Source of the Confusion
Anyone who secernate you lilacs are vicious is err the shrub for a plant confusingly called Syringa and Persian lilac . Also known as the Chinaberry Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( Melia azderach ) , the Formosan and northern Native American native has become invasive in many parts of USDA zones 8 through 12 . The good news is that it does n’t develop in the cold regions desirable for rough-cut lilacs . If you ’re in an area where Chinaberry grow , keep your kid , dog , quat and horses away from the works . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s barque , leafage , flowers and ripe berries all contain highly toxic compound . Symptoms of poisoning include vomiting , diarrhea , excessive salivation , weakness and seizures . They need immediate medical or veterinary attending .
Growing Lilacs
Whether you grow lilacs for culinary use of goods and services or just for their mantrap , you ’ll have the most abundant flowers if you plant the shrubs in organically rich , well - drained soil with six or more hour of daily sun . Each spring , spread 2 - column inch layer of compost and constituent mulch over their root zona , starting 6 in from their trunks and reaching to their dribble phone line where rain falls from the outmost branch . During summer , they need 1 inch of water , include rainfall , per week . During dry week , that amounts to 6 Imperial gallon of supplementary water for each 9 hearty foot of soil . crop the bushes right away after their spring flowers slicing , cutting dead or quondam canes back to the grunge and weak shoots back to vigorous one . Never take more than one - third of the canes at a time , and disinfect your pruning tools in a solution of one part home bleach to nine parts weewee between cuts .
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