Red Elderberry vs Beauty of Moscow Lilac - TreeTime.ca

Red Elderberry vs Beauty of Moscow Lilac

Syringa vulgaris Beauty of Moscow (Syringa vulgaris Krasavitsa Moskvy)

Sambucus racemosa

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Beauty of Moscow Lilac
Red Elderberry

Beauty of Moscow Lilac is a flowering shrub known for its highly fragrant, double flowers. The buds start as a pale pink and give way white blooms that have double the number of petals compared to other Lilacs. While the flowers are mostly white they can often take on a subtle pink blush.

The striking blooms, abundant flowers, and long bloom time make the Beauty of Moscow Lilac one of the top Lilac cultivars. The flowers are known for attracting hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators to your landscape.

Red Elderberry is an attractive, medium-sized deciduous shrub.

It produces clusters of white flowers in the spring and bright red berry-like drupes, which provide beautiful contrast against its coarse, textured green foliage.

Red Elder can be pruned as a small single or multi-stemmed tree.

Beauty of Moscow Lilac Quick Facts

Red Elderberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: toxic to humans
Flowers: white to pale pink
Flowers: white
Berries: bright red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, PE
Other Names: red elder