Common Purple Lilac vs Staghorn Sumac - TreeTime.ca

Common Purple Lilac vs Staghorn Sumac

Syringa vulgaris

Rhus typhina

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Common Purple Lilac
Staghorn Sumac

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.

Staghorn Sumac is a popular ornamental shrub with red velvet like antlers that produce seeds that provide nice winter interest for landscapers and gardeners.

This low-maintenance plant is a great addition to any garden it is also used in shelterbelts.

Common Purple Lilac Quick Facts

Staghorn Sumac Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 5 m (16 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Flowers: dark purple, extremely fragrant
Flowers: small, green-yellow
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low

In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: common lilac, french hybrid lilac, lilac
Other Names: stags horn sumach, velvet sumac