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Lilac Benefits and Uses

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@cindysmith6833 3 месяца назад

I just planted two lilac bushes this spring. I had no idea that there were any medicinal properties to it. I just wanted them for the beauty and the smell. God is great thank you so much for your information.

@tracilynn6675 3 месяца назад

One year, for Mother’s Day, my kids went in the woods and dug up a young lilac tree and brought it home for me 🥰. We planted it in the front yard and it blooms beautifully every year! It’s my favorite spring scent!! I do have some flowers soaking in sweet almond oil, can’t wait to use it. Blessings to you!

@TraciesLocalLearnings 3 месяца назад

I learned that if you add a handful of blueberries to your lilac jelly, you get that pretty colorful jelly ❤

@TonyaSloan-hn7ml 3 месяца назад

I infused lilacs in Witch Hazel for 2 weeks as a Face Toner Spray. It's supposedly similar to Aloe Vera as far as benefits for the skin. Also have some sitting on some grass fed beef tallow to make a kind of perfume, forgot what it's called lol but I may add some rose to it or lavender for the final thing ❤

@oldmarriedcouple1 2 года назад

As a little girl my Grandmother taught us about a Lilac sweets she called it. Pluck a flower off and suck from the stem part. It's sweet and tastes so good. She had two huge Lilac bushes and every spring we would pick one bush for Lilac sweets and for Lilac sugar. She would put the flowers in sugar and we would have sweet tea with Lilac sugar all summer. Great memories. :) I just taught my little nephew, he's 5, this spring and he kept going in his neighbors yard plucking flowers to have himself some Lilac sweets. LOL I got a scolding for that one. I told his parents that its better than candy. Hehe

@gardengatesopen 2 года назад

Quick Question- Do Lilacs taste the similar to the way they smell?

@theforagersgarden 3 месяца назад

I love the almost malty floral flavour you get with the flowers once dried. I like a mix of lilac, rose petal and camomile tea, with a dash of honey 🍯 just delicious 😋

@user-rf1zf5jb9c 3 месяца назад

I just smell them. They smell so good when the wind blows and I get a whiff of them while I'm in my garden.

@blessedbloominghomestead9134 2 года назад

I don’t have lilac in my garden but I enjoyed hearing about the benefits of them. I bought a 3 ring binder, plastic sheet protectors & dividers from the Dollar Tree and started a section on each of the herbs I have, and another section on formulas for use. I think I will divide them by illnesses like cold, fevers, skin care… As I add herbs, I can add to my book and know what I have. Thanks Heidi! Many Blessings!!

@greenwichhillhomestead 2 года назад

Great ideas

@blessedbloominghomestead9134 Год назад

@@happydaze7386 thank you, every year, I add a couple new herbs to my garden. This year was ginger, turmeric and beauty berries. I will look for lilac.

@carolynmcbride3136 Год назад

I'm pretty sure I won't be able to grow lilac here in Tampa, FL.

@blessedbloominghomestead9134 Год назад

@@carolynmcbride3136 I’ll have to see if they will grow here north of Jacksonville.

@carolynmcbride3136 Год назад

@@blessedbloominghomestead9134 They may grow there for you...The colder winters are a key, I think...Maybe richer soil too.

@joycegonzales4994 Год назад

She is off the woods has a good you tube video on lilacs

@dcassellful 2 года назад

I have subscribed to your channel for years and have learned much! I recently planted a lilac bush here where I live in WV. In Wyoming where we lived for 20 years I had several lilac bushes. I made lilac jelly. I did not know they were medicinal. It is wonderful how the good Lord made so many cures for our illnesses from his creations. Thank you for your postings.

@sandrad518 3 месяца назад

My bushes are huge and healthy, but rarely get flowers. I think it's because of where I'm at, had more snow just a week ago, while 10 minutes away, lower elevation, the flowers are now done. Luckily I was able to get flowers and have almost 2 quarts dehydrated. 😊

@4evamamaof3 2 года назад

My daughter and I did enfleurage with lilac flowers this year. We did some with both coconut oil and tallow that I rendered and purified myself. Smells amazing!! I'll be pruning and making a tincture with leaves and bark now because of you and all that you share. Blessings to an AMAZING WOMAN ❤

@mandyg888 2 года назад

Oh my goodness perfect timing! My mom just sent me a bunch of dried lilacs yesterday! HALLELUYAH!

@mandyg888 2 года назад

@Raincountry how do you prepare the bark? Skin the branch? User the whole branch? Dry it? 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️. Thank you for all you do! You are such a blessing!

@connienelson3162 2 года назад

You never cease to amaze me Heidi! I have several lilacs, lavender & white. Transplanted from my mother's house years ago. Did not realize they could be used this way. Maybe you could make starts from yours & plant along your creek on the new property. That would be so beautiful! Thank you for all you do & information you so generously share with those who will listen. Yes, God is good & has placed so much on this earth for our benefit if we just listen & learn♡ Love & prayers to you & your family.

@elsie5642 Год назад

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@traciehanf9045 Год назад

How do you make starts? i’ve had lilac branches in water for years and they just get soft and i throw them away.

@anitaculp683 2 года назад

Sadly not one one my many books has this and a lot of other plants have not been in any of them ether. I really hope the Internet doesn’t go down. I’m learning so much from you and a few other channels. I just cannot absorb it all!! Thank YOU so much for all you do.

@caydancebloom Год назад

How did I know it would be you!? Lol… I’m typing in. RU-vid search “benefits for lilacs” and thinking “Rain Country is going to be at the top of this list isn’t it!?” 😉 Last year I made lilac vinegar after watching a video of yours and I’ve been using that as my hair rinse. Lilacs are back in bloom so here I am again learning more! Thanks for teaching me

@froginprogress8510 2 года назад

I had no idea lilacs weren't toxic. Thank you! My developmentally disabled son has a lot of health issues, and is constantly having to be detoxed (and dewormed, since his concept of germs is nil...). Our lilacs are white.

@michellebarnhill5130 2 года назад

Maybe you can also check out cilantro...it detoxes heavy metals...which is a key ingredient in all vaccines, as well as our food supplies.

@froginprogress8510 2 года назад

@@michellebarnhill5130 He eats quite a bit of it. It reseeded itself all over the garden, and we just pulled a bunch this morning. He eats it root and all. I wish my parents would eat it...

@michellebarnhill5130 2 года назад

@@froginprogress8510 would your parents eat it in salsa? That and pico de gayo are me goto for getting my family to eat it.

@froginprogress8510 2 года назад

@@michellebarnhill5130 My mom gets hostile if she smells it...

@michellebarnhill5130 2 года назад

@@froginprogress8510 I understand. Cilantro is a love it or hate it kind of herb. Some people say it taste like soap.

@shelleygiesbrecht4759 2 года назад

I’ve already harvested our light pink lilacs and made syrup and jelly! I dehydrated the rest of the flowers for tea. I didn’t know about the benefits of the leaves! I will pick some and experiment with it. Thanks for the info! I also pick wild rose petals from along the river that runs through my town, they make wonderful syrup, and this year I’m going to dehydrate some for tea.

@rosehavenfarm2969 2 года назад

I am making rose & lilac vinegar this year. I'm going to enjoy using it on my hair this winter. The lilac bushes on our place are under a lot of trees, so we get blossoms, but not many. I dig up the little suckers and transplant them each fall, to spread them out on the property.

@GypsyFish432 4 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing! I teach a Plant Class at my kiddos' school once a week and sometimes I watch your videos as a refresher ❤ I loved all the information you compiled, I do know how long that can take so I deeply appreciate it! I just made some lilac infused water and it is lovely! Just place a sprig or two of flowers in your water jar, let sit for a few hours or overnight and you have yourself a beautiful, refreshing spring drink!

@Freedommjw 2 года назад

When I lived in Washington state as a kid we had this huge lilac bush that I would lay down under and just take in the fragrance and listen to the bees. I live in SC now and it's tough to get them to grow here but I think I finally succeeded in getting a couple of them to live. Woohoo!

@gardengatesopen 2 года назад

Nice going!!! Do you have any tricks to share for growing them? I'm also in a warmer climate with low chill hours. Zone 8b, Central Texas. I've always dreamed of living amongst the Lilacs!!! But I've never tried growing them here bcuz of all the heat. At some point in the near future, I will be trying what you're doing! I would love to learn any tips or tricks you may have learned in this growing journey!!

@Freedommjw 2 года назад

@@gardengatesopen This time I happened to see them very early spring in Costco and they were really healthy. The one's I tried before never looked very good (I tried ordering them and picked some up at big box stores but no go). I have an area that's very dappled sunshine so I planted them there with lots of compost, made a dirt moat around each one to keep the water around them and water, water, water. Then I watered with a root stimulator to try to get the roots as well established as I could before the serious heat kicked in. I still have all three but one isn't doing as well as the other two. I've used Miracle Gro fertilizer on them a couple of times but not since it's gotten to be 100°. My violas that I tried to summer over have pretty much died back regardless of how much I watered them so I'm amazed the lilacs are doing so well. ☺️

@gardengatesopen 2 года назад

@@Freedommjw Thanks, I was kinda thinking the same thing with the dappled sun. Still gunna need to meet those chill hours in the Winter tho... Sometimes I daydream & my imagination takes me places that just aren't feasible in real life. Like when I was wishing I had a walk-in cooler to store Lilac Trees & Tulips in...

@hfleo5188 2 года назад

I have a jar of lilac flower tincture going right now. I saw a video that said lilac flower tincture required fats and alcohol so I used a cup of vegetable glycerin to a quart jar of lilac buds and filled the rest with 80 proof vodka. It won't be ready until mid-July at the earliest. Lilacs are bloomed out in my area (WV)..

@aperry4313 3 месяца назад

I made flower tincture with glycerin and alcohol also 2 years ago and it works so well when we get sick.

@girlywhirly4971 Год назад

Wow amazing video! I always appreciate all of your research! I have always enjoyed lilacs. The scent is intoxicating! I had no idea it had so many different health benefits! I had a gorgeous one where I lived and after I moved they chopped it down, it was so devastating because it had the most gorgeous huge blooms on it! It was actually planted on a bank so I am thinking it must have loved it there, I am not sure but I think the soil was a bit of red clay and sandy. Anyways God bless u all! I went to the doc today and my last scan actually showed that the cancer had grown a tiny bit and my blood pressure is dangerously too high and there was a mass in my main artery but they don't know what it is, maybe scar tissue idk. I have to work on my blood pressure and I don't want to take the meds! I also have to take a sleep apnea test. Please pray the tumor shrinks and goes away and my blood pressure goes down, I have tried everything that I can think of. I really appreciate u guys! Thank u again Heidi!

@carldaniels4827 2 года назад

you have a very creative mind! my wife places sachets in her clothing drawers because she KNOWS and ENJOYS me getting close to her to smell the aroma of jasmine and lilac. beautiful memories!

@Nancy-zk9dj 3 месяца назад

Beautiful! The lilac blooms are just aboutvready to pop here. Great video! ❤

@justmefolks1863 2 года назад

I guess I better go do a harvest now. Never thought about it but love the smell, wish the flowers lasted longer. I love lilac soap!

@minkademko2335 2 года назад

I miss the lilacs in Ohio. They don't survive in the deep South, here in East Texas. As a child, I would go to the elementary school across the street from home, where huge lilac bushes blossomed abundantly, and pick a bouquet for Mom on Mother's day. Good memory ❤️

@traciehanf9045 Год назад

my friends and i have gone on lilac hunts for years where we pick 1 branch from bushes hanging over fences in alleys. This year, i mentioned they were edible and my friend tried a flower. she said it didn’t taste good. but next time, we’ll try sucking v from the bottom of the flower. My goddaughter, a very picky 7 year old, actually tried a dandelion flower. Because i’m always on her to try new things and i was curious too, i discovered they are quite sweet!

@sabinahege1900 2 года назад

I have 2 huge purple lilac bushes that produce tons of flowers each year, completely covered with flowers. Unfortunately, the flowers have come & gone here in NC this year. I had no idea they were edible or used medically. I will remember for next year. Thanks for sharing

@AmatiinBC 2 года назад

I made a lilac lemonade this year. My kiddos loved watching the lilac infusion turn pink when I added the lemon. I’ve made lilac jelly in the past as well. Yum!

@lainekirkhoff1194 4 месяца назад

I think metformin came from goats rue (also called French lilac) which is Galega officinalis - I believe what your using here is Syringa vulgaris (common lilac).

@tammyhoushour8070 2 года назад

I take and also grow herbs and I have lilacs but this is the very first time I have heard about them as medicine or even as a tea I'll have to wait until next year as my lilacs have come and gone for this year. Thank you for sharing this. ❤

@Rosie-Malina 3 месяца назад

Lilac is My favourite perfume ❤️ but all the rest info is news to me.. amazing benefits packed plant.. wonderful gift from the Lord . Thank you Heidi for sharing. God bless from Australia

@orgorg239 4 месяца назад

With metformin, it is important to get more vitamin B1 and B complex in general so that you don't get berry berry of the heart. Probably do the same with the lilac flowers.

@pythonesk99 3 месяца назад

Metformin depletes B12.

@mariatorres9789 Год назад

WOW! I had no idea, lilac is used for so many things!! I've had one that I put in 5 yrs ago. It's still small, but is finally kicking of tons of flowers.

@jeaniepartridge6701 2 года назад

My great aunt used to pack lilacs in damp newspaper to send to my mother because she knew Mom loved them. The sent is so relaxing but I never knew how beneficial they are.

@julie-annneidlinger4498 2 года назад

I just made lilac jelly with orange and cardamon. delicious..

@Marra7777 3 месяца назад

Been watching for years now. As ever, amazing content in this video. Heidi, you are an inspiration. Your family is so blessed.

@scrituras1 4 месяца назад

That is pretty amazing I am going to make some tea with it. I also put some in avocado oil to have as a oil for my body and to put into my oil infusser. I will let you know how much i did with the flowers and bark and leaves. Than you for sharing all you know.

@barbarawarren9443 3 месяца назад

I love lilacs but never realized you could make tea..!❤

@anitamarshall7528 2 года назад

I can’t even watch your video Heidi. It’ll hurt too much. Lilacs are my very favorite. We used to have lilacs galore in West Virginia but sadly they will not grow here where we now live in South Carolina. I just bought a natural lilac room spray for memories sake.

@WendyK656 2 года назад

Heidi, I have been using the lilac for fever from the flowers. I had a lot of Lilac's in Wisconsin and now I need to get more for us in Missouri! I did not know it was good for diabetes I would think for type 2 diabetes. I need to get a Cody fix as I hear him once in a while. Thank you, Heidi, for more great ideas that I did not know about Lilacs. I tincture it and made some jelly. Love it for a tea as well.

@Vicki-sq4jw 2 года назад

I learn something new every day, I never knew any of this. I have a huge lilac tree in my front yard which sadly suffered an attack by a neighbour with problems last year so I only have flowers at the highest branches but I'm happy to have the scent of them in my bedroom and all through the house. I also have a small one in my back yard which hasn't flowered yet, I believe it's a Korean variety, looking forward to the scent of that also. There are many lilacs around here so I have their scent while working in my garden. Thank God for our sense of smell, I lost mine very briefly during a very brief episode of covid this winter. I am so grateful for all my senses but to be able to savour God's floral creation is one of the joys of our very short summers. Thanks for the information.

@monikas5125 2 года назад

If I find a lilac plant this fall I plant it in my garden. Thank you Heidi

@monikas5125 2 года назад

@Gerty’s Gifts thank you

@JG-ph3xg Год назад

Ask someone if you can take a cutting to clone. It's worth a try.

@jalenejohnson8484 2 года назад

great timing! I've been learning to forage this year which has made me really look at my own yard. Sis says it's a lilac tree... I wonder what that could be used for says me... and here you are! :) I have lilac tea going now after telling my sister about how you use it on your hair. I haven't had the chance to do any research on it yet so I am so glad you did this video!

@pammohler3253 2 года назад

I love lilacs

@MicheleNugent68 2 года назад

Me too 😃

@Nannaof10 3 месяца назад

So far, only tea and jelly. But I have so very much this year that I'll be making infusions, vinegar, tinctures, and candying a bit for decoration

@Metaphysics-for-life 2 года назад

There's a lot of wild lilac where I live in Southern Oregon. I had no idea it offers so many benefits! Thank you, I will definitely do some foraging soon :-)

@jowilson5745 4 месяца назад

I have a large lilac bush and it is filled with flowers this year. I can't wait to harvest! Thank you

@kellyfrost-cook4932 2 года назад

I made lilac water and infused with oil to make body products. I also used peony for their benefits. Of course lilac vinegar in the making. Thanks to you I am learning so much. God bless.

@trishthehomesteader9873 2 года назад

Thank you Heidi! 🙂 A bit off topic: for a few years, I've been smelling a luscious aroma that I thought might be lilacs except it was too early for lilacs. Come to find out it was the neighbor's elderberry! Even the neighbor on the other side was catching little waft occasionally. I was tempted to make some tea with them but decided I'd rather have the berries. ☺️ Love and blessings! 💜

@michellebarnhill5130 2 года назад

Hope that you have netting to keep the birds from stripping all those berries. They can strip your berries bare. 😊

@trishthehomesteader9873 2 года назад

@@michellebarnhill5130 Its my neighbor's but hangs over the fence so, no, I don't net it. Also, there's a redbud close by that the birds love.☺️

@tiffles699 2 года назад

Whenever you have an antiparasitic, its also correlated to antiviral and anti-inflammatory. It doesn't exactly work opposite (Tylenol is not an antiparasitic). Pharmaceutical-wise example: hydroxychloroquine is a malaria drug, a parasite, it was used for SARS COV1(2002-2004) and is used for rheumatoid inflammation

@RainCountryHomestead 2 года назад

Yep

@utopicconfections5257 Год назад

Hi Heidi, after watching this I went out to harvest some of my lilacs. I have lilac sugar and a lilac tincture (flowers, leaves, stems) put by. I have a few left and thought I'd dehydrate the few I have left for tea. I made a cup of tea and it was probably the best tea I've ever had. I have 1 group of flowers left on the bush and may go out and grab them to dehydrate for tea. My small bush is at the end of its season, thanks for the inspiration to capture my outdoors.

@crocheh 2 года назад

We have a light colored on, like the ones that are more pinkish. I didn't realize that you could use the bark, that's really useful information. Thanks so much.

@tanana2070 2 года назад

I have a ton of lilacs in the spring!!! This is amazing!!

@MEGALUNEITV Год назад

We use it to make Fragrance... Thank you for sharing this.....

@carollewis6057 2 года назад

I have had a lilac for a while but only watched butterflies and hummingbird moths. I didn't know you could do so much with it,I love how knowledgeable you are.

@stacyelaine5799 2 года назад

Never knew,lol Thank you for this info as I do believe my friends bush is still in full bloom! Time to harvest and experiment with making a few items.

@joycewedel9084 2 года назад

I wanna make shampoo with this for great smelling hair

@tammy1190 3 месяца назад

Darn it, mine are all done for the year. But soo look forward to next year for this, lots to learn for edible plants. Appreciate your research and sharing thanks Heidi

@beverlyrobertson6796 2 года назад

GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL,THANK YOU , ENJOY IT ALL.

@lisaemerson8061 2 года назад

LILACS ARE MY FAVORITE I FINALE PLANTED ONE LAST YEAR THIS YEAR I GOT 2 CLUSTERS AND THERE GONE I DIDNT HAVE ANY CLUE THEY COULD BE USED FOR SO MANYTHINGS I MAY HAVE TO BUY SOME MORE NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU I LEARN SO MUCH FROM YOU I APPRECIATE ALL THIS STUFF YOU SHARE

@mariaowen3425 2 года назад

Love your videos 📹❤ 😍!

@shara4389 2 года назад

After I watched this video, I decided to make some tea from the leaves (my flowers didn't show up this year due to a late spring heavy snowfall). WOW! Even hubby who likes pretty much anything he can eat or drink nearly gagged on it. NASTY tasting. Not sure what we could have done different - even added honey (waste of good honey as we couldn't drink the tea). Maybe it's better when it's been dried? What else can I do with the leaves that would be good for us and won't ruin whatever we put it with? I so wanted this to be terrific... Thanks!

@RainCountryHomestead 2 года назад

I have not tried tea from the leaves, only the flowers. I have tasted a leaf though, did not care for it but the leaves are more for medicinal use rather than enjoyment like the flowers are. Though the flowers themselves are also medicinal. My flowers all shriveled up and died before they matured because of the cold that came back in the later spring. I was so sad about that

@shara4389 2 года назад

@@RainCountryHomestead - I feel your pain. We had early flowers that never matured on one plant (heavy spring snowfall of about 18 inches over 3 days), and the other plant never even got buds! Thus the need to figure out what to do with the leaves since flowers are out! Do you have a good list of medicinal uses for the leaves and/or some preferred methods of using them (IE: tinctures)? Thanks as usual, you're a wealth of information and a human dynamo with what you get done every day - I wish I could do half as much!

@kathleencooper6776 2 года назад

My neighbor has a humongous tree in her yard. It’s braided with three different types and colors. Guess I’m going to go in the spring and harvest some. 👍😎

@susanolson4486 3 месяца назад

Our lilacs are blooming now, but I’m leaving for a few days. I’m hoping they’ll still be in bloom, when I return, so I can do some of the things you shared! Thank you!!

@nonesuchfarm160 3 месяца назад

I make lilac lemonade. Exploring more uses this year.

@MichaelR58 2 года назад

Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

@karenduffy6372 Год назад

Really enjoyed learning about the benefits of the Lilacs - they are my favorite. Happier still for your well thought out and researched videos. Thank you for taking your time to make and share these wonderful videos!

@his-sweetie 2 года назад

Thank you. That was good and very helpful info. My hope is that your lil g-babe is thriving!💗

@tammyjocooke-ov1nw 3 месяца назад

Canned simple syrup with the blossoms for cocktails

@samanthabloggins1775 3 месяца назад

Thank you i have a large area with lilacs. I was wondering what i could use these beautiful smelling plants for! ❤❤😊😊

@SheWhoPlays2 3 месяца назад

My favorite scent of all flowers. I use the oil with patchouli oil for my perfume. Yummy yum

@MikePenceFly 2 года назад

Like, subscribe and hit the bell!! I have lilac plants that are more the size of large sheds. I had no idea!! I just enjoyed them cut.

@shelly8387 2 года назад

We have a huge lilac bush that's at least 50 years old that my grandmother plant goodness knows when. It is very very fragrant. It literally feels like it's closing up my lungs when I ever get near it. The wisteria growing everywhere does the same thing. I love the smell but even as a little girl I couldn't go near it.

@norkyjune Год назад

This is a little sad to me because I enjoy it so much.

@lynettetucker544 2 года назад

Hello Heidi thanks again for sharing the the benefits and uses of lilac flowers.

@theresakoch3738 2 года назад

I live in AZ & I have a lilac bush that I picked up at Tractor Supply a few months ago. I have it growing in a bucket so I can move it with me once I get some land to grow on.

@tonirohr9551 2 месяца назад

AMEN 🙏 AMEN

@AC-sn5io 2 года назад

I'll have to do this next year, ours are all finished..

@tinawatrous9295 2 года назад

just a thought, but perhaps a small amount added to a mixed greens blend?? I used up a bunch of flowers to make a lilac vinegar. Love to use this for my hair rinse. :)

@diannemiller4754 3 месяца назад

I have a vase if lilacs on my kitchen counter 😊 Definitely my favorite flower. Im going to go harvest some in the morning ❤thanks for sharing.

@watercolourmadesimplewithb8617 2 года назад

My neighbour has a huge lilac tree and allowed me to harvest a bunch of its flowers and leaves. I made a tea using fresh flowers and leaves, and loved it. I also dehydrated enough to fill a 1 litre mason jar to enjoy now that the flowers have all died off. I hope to try more things next year, like infused oil and maybe an infused honey or jam. Can you let me know how to use the seeds?

@jeaniepartridge6701 2 года назад

I have lots of lilacs but they bloomed a month ago here. I have had a terrible time getting wild blackberries after living in WA because they are 2 months earlier here.

@corneliaklaraghadami8455 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much

@culdesacgrocerygarden 2 года назад

Very cool, I didnt know any of this so thank you!

@gardengatesopen 2 года назад

I very much love the way lilacs smell ! Unfortunately, they don't really grow too well where I live, just not enough chill hours to create blooms. That's most Winters anyway! I'm in Central Tx, zone 8b, and while the zone refers to the cold temps, I'm also not sure the Lilacs would be ok with our very humid, and high heat of our Summers too... I guess it's a double whammy for them! Maybe I'm wrong? Maybe if I ignored the growing recommendations they would still grow here anyway? I could put them in dappled shade under a deciduous tree for hot Summer protection. And they could still get some good Springtime full sun. Then I could hope for a very cold Winter. (Which honestly, I never hope for that!) But just maybe that would do the trick?!! I did find a plant nicknamed California Lilacs which are very similar to regular Lilacs, at least in the asthetic sense. They do flower with less chill hours, and are supposed to have that same great fragrance. However, I believe they are very different horticulturally. So, not helpful medicinally, as far as I know! (I could be totally wrong about that too, they might be medicinal as well... ?) At any rate, it has always been a dream of mine to live amongst the Lilacs!! And if that ever happens for me, it's good to know they will also be part of my medicinal garden!! Thank You for doing the research, the info is fantastic!! I may just have to settle for making a friend up North, and have them mail me some dried blooms & leaves!! Altho I'd MUCH rather grow them myself! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

@wandaweber6613 2 года назад

I will be looking into this. Thanks Heidi

@GlitzyWitch Год назад

Ive taken some lilac from my garden and sorted through the fresh ones undamaged from rain, i put half in a jar full of oil, i think im going to do a lilac twa tomorrow and lilac honey. Thank you ❤

@carolhamilton5164 2 года назад

mie have been gone for a month or more and didn't last very long this year. they barely opened and were gone so I missed them again. Thank for your vlog. Thanks for info on diabetes as I am diabetic, however my doctor has taken me of all meds but still borderline. didn't know I could use the leaves as i have lots of those. I have used flowers in salad and intended to dehydrate some, but was to lat.

@RainCountryHomestead 2 года назад

Sadly, between shooting this video and it publishing, all my flowers coming on shriveled up and died because of the cold so I am getting nothing this year after all. So disappointed

@eddiegolden4064 10 месяцев назад

Gr8

@debcobern312 2 года назад

Wish they would grow down here in South Alabama.😪💔

@TheSunRiseKid Год назад

Picked some lilacs the other day, so I had to check and see if you had a video on it!! THANKS!💗😊

@growjoyfullyhomestead Год назад

Heidi, this is great! I'm just sorry I found this only now! I have 9 gorgeous lilacs of several different purple hues, a white one, and a pink one. I love them so much and I am so sad when they are gone. I don't know how to make tinctures, lotions, etc. Maybe I will just get the petals dried now and learn how to use them later. Trying to send a picture of my favorite one that was gorgeous this year, but now she's fading!😢😢