Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Common Purple Lilac - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Common Purple Lilac

Rosa acicularis

Syringa vulgaris

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Common Purple Lilac

Alberta's provincial flower, Alberta Wild Rose, is a small, deciduous shrub known for its beautiful pink blooms and thick, thorny stems.

Native to Canada, this hardy perennial is an attractive addition to any garden. Wildlife enjoy its edible rosehips, which inclined growers can use in jams, jellies, and rose hip tea.

Common Purple Lilac is a popular lilac. This large shrub provides excellent privacy or wind protection in an attractive package.

Lilac flowers are pleasantly fragrant and add a beautiful lavender colour to your property. Common Purple Lilac is cold hardy, easy to grow, and can tolerate most soil types.

Some people alternate villosa and common purple lilacs to create the impression that the hedge is in flower for almost a full month with the common purple flowering about 2 weeks sooner than the Villosa Lilac.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Common Purple Lilac Quick Facts

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Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Flowers: dark purple, extremely fragrant
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose
Other Names: common lilac, french hybrid lilac, lilac