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Purple Leaf Sand Cherry vs Golden CurrantPrunus x cistena Ribes aureum SOLD OUT SOLD OUT 
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.
Golden Currant produces berries for jams, jellies, sauces and even pemmican. This currant bush is very dense, allowing for use as a hedge, windbreak, or wildlife habitat. PURPLE LEAF SAND CHERRY QUICK FACTSGOLDEN CURRANT QUICK FACTS
Zone:
3a
Zone:
4a
Height:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Height:
1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread:
1.2 m (4 ft)
Moisture:
dry, normal
Moisture:
normal
Light:
any
Light:
partial shade, full sun
Fall colour:
dark red
Fall colour:
reddish purple
Berries:
glossy black berries used to make jams, jellies and pies
Flowers:
produces single pinkish flowers
Flowers:
clusters of long tubular yellow flowers
Bark:
smooth dark red to purple bark
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
short
Life span:
short
Suckering:
low
Suckering:
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
Other Names:
buffalo currant, clove currant, fragrant golden currant, golden flowering currant, spicebush
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no |