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Gardens on Spring Creek
sandcherry
Prunus pumila
United States
- Synonyms
- Cerasus pumila ssp. besseyi
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 ft. to 7.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 ft. to 6.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- April, May
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Fall Color, Showy Flowers, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Gravel, Rocky, Salty
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes four varieties of P. pumila, all native to the U.S. Varieties susquehanae, depressa and pumila are found in the northeastern states. Variety besseyi is found in most of the midwestern and western states, including Colorado. This plant is not deer or rabbit tolerant.