Purple Leaf Sand Cherry, Shrub, White-Pink, 1.5-3 m (5-10 ft), 1.5-2.4 m (5-8 ft), Full sun, Moderate, 3, April, White-Pink, Red-Purple, Well Drained, Adaptable, Early bloomer, prune annually after flowering to keep shrub dense. Likes some shelter from wind, prone to late-Spring frosts. Good pollinator for plums, cherry plums and flowering cherries., Trees Shrubs

Prunus x cistena

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry

Garden(s):

Trees Shrubs

Type:

Shrub

Height:

1.5-3 m (5-10 ft)

Spread:

1.5-2.4 m (5-8 ft)

Light:

Full sun

Water:

Moderate

Zone:

Bloom Time:

April

Bloom Colour:

White-Pink

Foliage Colour:

Red-Purple

Soil:

Well Drained, Adaptable

Notes:

Early bloomer, prune annually after flowering to keep shrub dense. Likes some shelter from wind, prone to late-Spring frosts. Good pollinator for plums, cherry plums and flowering cherries.

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Prunus x cistena

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry

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