I bought a Miss Kim Lilac and it came with green.

Apr 02, Most lilacs don’t require pruning until they reach about 6 to 8 feet ( m.) tall. The best time for pruning lilac bushes is right after their flowering has ceased. This allows new shoots plenty of time to develop the next season of blooms. Pruning lilacs too late can kill young developing buds. If you are pruning lilac trees or shrubs entirely to within inches of the ground, it is best to do so in early spring.

Lilac bushes bloom only once each year, in spring, but they make new buds after they bloom.

The general rule is to remove approximately a third of your stems and to balance the removal of old and new stems.

The buds become the next year’s flowers. If you trim a lilac bush too late in the year, then you’ll cut. Jul 08, Although you'll be losing some flowers for the current year, pruning overgrown lilacs is easiest early in the spring before the branches leaf out. After three consecutive years of pruning your overgrown lilac in this way, new shoots should comprise the bulk of the plant.