Assertion: lilac | /r/HasProperty | ornamental shrub
Facets:
value: by the victorian era
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The lilac is an ornamental shrub with showy, very aromatic blooms in early spring.
text: By the Victorian era, Young adds, lilacs were ornamental shrubs, purchased in mainland nurseries and transported in pots or burlap, probably by wealthy island cottage owners.