Lilac seed pods form, after the lilac blooms have faded. Learn how to save lilac seeds, and start new plants from your lilac bush.

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Lilacs are such an amazing cut flower. The fragrant blooms are intoxicating, and the flowers are beautiful and easy to arrange in the vase.

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Saving lilac seeds will allow you to grow lilac plants for free, and add lots more lilacs to your garden.

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Lilacs grown from seed are hybrids, and are not the same genetically as the parent plants.

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Lilac seed pods are formed in early spring, after the new growth has formed on the bush, and the lilac flowers have bloomed.

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If the lilac blossoms are pollinated, small seed pods will begin the form where the blossoms had grown.

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When the pods reach maturity, they begin to open up at the top, slowly separating in half to reveal the seeds inside.

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After the pods become fully open and dry, the lilac seeds inside are dislodged, and fall to the ground to make new plants.

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Allow the seed pods to mature on the plant, however harvest the pods before the seeds become dispersed.

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Lilac seeds can be stored in an envelope in a cool and dry location, until they are ready to undergo cold moist stratification, prior to planting.

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Propagation by seed is a less common way to propagate lilacs, as the new hybrid plants will take longer to bloom. However, you can grow many more plants.

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Saving lilac seeds will allow you to grow lilac plants in an economical way.The seeds provide an opportunity to grow many lilac plants from your favorite lilac tree.

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Remember, the new plants will be hybrids, so you may end up growing a new and special lilac cultivar.

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Consider saving some lilac seeds for growing this season, from your favorite lilac bush.

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For more information, see the tutorial!