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Smooth Rose vs Katherine Havemeyer Lilac

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Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havemeyer

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Smooth Rose
Katherine Havemeyer Lilac

The Smooth Rose is a hardy shrub and is nearly-thornless. This plant is a vigorous grower that is covered in the summer with fragrant, pale pink and white flowers. In the fall, this shrub produces bright-red rose hips that are high in Vitamin C making them great for syrups and preserves.

The Smooth Rose, also known as the Meadow Rose or Prairie Rose, is great for attracting bees and other pollinators to your garden.

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac is a cold hardy French lilac known for its highly fragrant, double flowers. The buds start as a lavender-purple and give way to soft pink blooms that have double the number of petals compared to other Lilacs. The flowers bloom in late spring and can last up to 3-4 weeks.

The Katherine Havemeyer lilac, like other lilacs, is deer-resistant. The flowers are known for attracting hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators to your landscape.

Smooth Rose Quick Facts

Katherine Havemeyer Lilac Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: any
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Bark: thin smooth
Flowers: pink and white
Flowers: pink to light purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NT
Other Names: meadow rose, wild rose
Other Names: katherine havemeyer french lilac