Common Wild Rose vs Purple Leaf Sand Cherry - TreeTime.ca

Common Wild Rose vs Purple Leaf Sand Cherry

Prunus x cistena

Rosa woodsii

CUSTOM GROW

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry
Common Wild Rose

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.

The Purple leaf sand cherry can be susceptible to pests and diseases in more humid areas; a typical life span is approximately 15 years. Not suitable for a privacy hedge on its own but is often alternated with lilacs. Often used as an accent plant that attracts birds and bees.

Common Wild Rose produces attractive pink roses and edible bright red rosehips. This tough, native shrub is a beautiful, low-maintenance addition to any garden. Common Wild Rose is very similar to Alberta (Prickly) Wild Rose but with fewer thorns.

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Quick Facts

Common Wild Rose Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none

Toxicity: the leaves and seed are slightly toxic

Foliage: purple leaves
Fall colour: dark red
Fall colour: bright red
Bark: dark red to purple
Flowers: pinkish
Flowers: pink
Fruit: dark red fruit
Fruit: rose hips
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: purpleleaf sandcherry
Other Names: woods rose