Unusual Weather Causes Rare September Lilac Bloom In Minnesota

By Kirsten Mitchell, CBS Minnesota

September 25, 2024

RICHFIELD, Minn. — A popular spring flower is giving an unusual encore in September. Lilacs have been spotted blooming for a second time this year in neighborhoods across the Twin Cities and beyond.

Erik Bergstrom with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society has a lilac bush in his Richfield yard. It recently bloomed too.

"Having no water and having this heat has really confused a lot of our plants," Bergstrom said.

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