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Fertilizing ‘Miss Kim’ Lilac for Next Year’s Blooms

Fertilizing now won’t create blooms this year, but it builds foliage for next spring’s flowers. Apply landscape fertilizer (1 tbsp per foot of height) now and again in summer. Other heat-tolerant lilacs: ‘White Angel’, ‘Dark Knight’, ‘Betsy Ross’.

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