Latin: Prunus cistena
Common: Purple-leaf Sandcherry
Zone: 4-7
Height: 6-8'
Width: 7-8'
Exposure: Full Sun
Flower Season: Spring
Flower Color: Pink and White
Fragrance: N/A
Fall Color: Red
Notes: The Purple Leaf Sandcherry, Prunus cistena, is a thick-growing, long-lived shrub that is sometimes called the Purple Leaf Sand Cherry. It produces bright red 3 inch leaves in spring and blushing, white flowers in May. In autumn it produces purple-black cherries and the foliage turns a magnificent reddish purple.This ornamental shrub is especially valued for its hardiness and unique coloring.