can i cut the blooms off of lilac bushes? and Portland in bloom

can i cut the blooms off of lilac bushes?

one time i cut the blooms off so that i could enjoy them in the house they never grew back [the flowers}


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Answer by yo
well have you heard the saying that if you cut them they wont grow back for 7 years or something? well its pretty much true lilacs take very long to grow back. thats why its illegal to pick wild ones.

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