Latin Name: Prunus x cistena
Height: 6 - 10 feet
Spread: 5 - 8 feet
Sunlight: Full Sun
Bloom Time: April
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Description:Known for its foliage color, the Purple Leaf Sandcherry is covered in intense, reddish-purple foliage all season long. Its fragrant, pinkish flowers bloom in spring and give way to blue-black fruits that ripen in July. The Purple Leaf Sandcherry has an upright, vase-shaped habit that is often used in nooks and at house corners.
Attracts: Bees; Birds
Other Names: Sand Cherry; Dwarf Red Leaf Plum; Purpleleaf