Why Plant Victoria California Lilac?
Did you know that blue is the rarest color to find in the landscape? However, if you plant the Victoria California Lilac in your landscape, you won't have any such issues! In late spring, we are graced with an abundance of vibrant indigo hues that last well into summer. These blooms envelope the shrub, almost to the point that's all that can be seen, and the fragrance is out of this world. They also do wonders inviting birds, and pollinators such as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to dance across your landscape. The flowers truly pop against the dark green, evergreen foliage. For stunning color, evergreen screening and pollinators galore, plant the Victoria California Lilac in your landscape today!
How to use Victoria California Lilac in the landscape?
This vibrant shrub will make you the talk of the town during the spring and summer months! Offering blooms galore and low maintenance, there's not much more you could ask for. These shrubs do wonderfully when utilized in a mass planting, as a specimen plant, to create hedges or screens, and many more locations. As a Californian native, it can also handle salt spray without any concern! The Victoria California Lilac offers tolerance to deer, drought, rabbits, and more making them not only beautiful, but pest free!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 7-10
How To Plant Victoria California Lilac
If you are interested in planting the Victoria California Lilac, there are just a few things you need to know. For starters, you will want to find a location that offers full sun. Partial shade locations are a possible home for the Lilac, however, then you are at the risk of lighter blooms. They are adaptable to clay, loam, and sandy soil types, while also offering tolerance to urban pollution, garnering multiple possible locations for planting!
How To Water
When first planted, water your new California Lilac deeply and thoroughly. Consistent watering during the first growing year is imperative. Once established, it is very drought tolerant.
How To Fertilize
When planting, you should first fertilize your Victoria California Lilac with the Bower & Branch Elements Starter Plant Food. For ongoing care, you should reapply each spring, before the new growth begins to emerge. Follow this schedule for the life of the plant and you can expect a long, healthy, and happy life for your Victoria California Lilac!
How To Prune
The Victoria California Lilac is not only beautiful but rather care free in that it doesn't require much maintenance! In fall, remove any dead or damaged branches along with any old blooms - this will help with the growth the following year. You may also remove any bare branches inside the shrub, this will promote better health and growth of the shrub by allowing space and appropriate air flow through the plant. You may prune for shape during this time as well, however that is only if you choose to do so.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
