Purple Leaf Sand Cherry vs Mock Orange - TreeTime.ca

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry vs Mock Orange

Prunus x cistena

Philadelphus coronarius

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Purple Leaf Sand Cherry
Mock Orange

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.

Mock Orange is an ornamental shrub known for its fragrant, white flowers. The scent is often described as orange-like with a hint of jasmine. Attractive to pollinators, hummingbirds, and humans alike.

Mock Orange is highly versatile, and can be used as an ornamental shrub, either alone or as a hedge. It is well suited for streambank stabilization and riparian zone restoration, due to its ability to grow in low, moist areas as well as those that are high and dry. Lewis Mock Orange also has the capability of being used in soil bioengineering projects such as live staking.

Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Quick Facts

Mock Orange Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 3 m (11 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 3 m (11 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: dark red
Flowers: pinkish
Flowers: large, white
Bark: dark red to purple
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: high



Toxicity: the leaves and seed are slightly toxic

Other Names: purpleleaf sandcherry
Other Names: english dogwood