Common Purple Lilac vs Red Prince Weigela - TreeTime.ca

Common Purple Lilac vs Red Prince Weigela

Weigela florida Red Prince

Syringa vulgaris

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Red Prince Weigela
Common Purple Lilac

Red Prince Weigela should be the next flowering shrub you add to your yard. Vibrant red tubular blooms flower two times per season, once in spring and again in late summer.

This shrub is versatile, deer and rabbit resistant, and drought tolerant once established. Try planting Red Prince Weigela as a specimen plant or for your next border/hedge.

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.

Red Prince Weigela Quick Facts

Common Purple Lilac Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Flowers: small, red/pink
Flowers: dark purple, extremely fragrant
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Other Names: common lilac, french hybrid lilac, lilac