Common Purple Lilac vs Blue Moon Wisteria - TreeTime.ca

Common Purple Lilac vs Blue Moon Wisteria

Syringa vulgaris

Wisteria macrostachya Blue Moon

Common Purple Lilac
Blue Moon Wisteria

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.

Blue Moon Wisteria is a striking, flowering vine, and the hardiest of the wisterias. Up to three times in one growing season you can expect showy, fragrant, lavender-blue flowers.

Make sure you plan your site as this vine requires a structure to support its mature weight. Try planting close to a post, trellis, or fence.

Common Purple Lilac Quick Facts

Blue Moon Wisteria Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 5 m (16 ft)
Height: 5 m (18 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Flowers: dark purple, extremely fragrant
Flowers: blue/purple strings of flowers
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium

In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Toxicity: can be toxic to cats, dogs, and horses when consumed
Other Names: common lilac, french hybrid lilac, lilac