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Red Currant vs Purple Leaf Sand CherryRibes rubrum Prunus x cistena SOLD OUT (new stock expected: fall of 2021) ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW 
Red Currant is a deciduous shrub native to western Europe. It features five-lobed, maple-like leaves, and bright red berries that can be used in jams, sauces, and fresh eating.
Purple Leaf Sand Cherry provides bright reddish-purple leaves that turn bronze-green in the fall. In the spring, tiny flowers with a pinkish white hue bloom. The flowers are small, but the impact comes from the shrub blossoming all at once. RED CURRANT QUICK FACTSPURPLE LEAF SAND CHERRY QUICK FACTS
Zone:
3a
Zone:
3a
Height:
1.5 m (5 ft)
Height:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread:
1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture:
normal
Moisture:
dry, normal
Light:
partial shade, full sun
Light:
any
Fall colour:
dark red
Flowers:
produces single pinkish flowers
Bark:
smooth dark red to purple bark
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
medium
Life span:
short
Maintenance:
medium
Suckering:
none
Suckering:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Toxicity: the leaves and seed contain small amounts of hydrogen cyanide but are seldom consumed in any quantity
Other Names:
purpleleaf sandcherry
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no |