Labrador Tea vs Beauty of Moscow Lilac - TreeTime.ca

Labrador Tea vs Beauty of Moscow Lilac

Syringa vulgaris Beauty of Moscow (Syringa vulgaris Krasavitsa Moskvy)

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

Beauty of Moscow Lilac
Labrador Tea

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.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Beauty of Moscow Lilac Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Foliage: leathery, orange undersides, evergreen
Fall colour: rust orange
Flowers: white to pale pink
Flowers: white, fragrant
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE