 |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||
Purple Leaf Sand Cherry vs Alpine CurrantPrunus x cistena Ribes alpinum
SAVE UP TO 57%
SAVE UP TO 53% 
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.
Alpine Currant is a great shrub to plant along sidewalks, near building or at your property boundary as a hedge or accent species. It is widely used by commercial landscapers in parking lots and near buildings because of its hardiness, attractiveness, and pollution tolerance. PURPLE LEAF SAND CHERRY QUICK FACTSALPINE CURRANT QUICK FACTS
Lowest Price:
$2.99
-
SAVE UP TO 57%
Lowest Price:
$3.29
-
SAVE UP TO 53%
Zone:
3a
Zone:
2a
Height:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Height:
1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread:
1.5 m (5 ft)
Moisture:
dry, normal
Moisture:
normal
Light:
any
Light:
any
Fall colour:
dark red
Berries:
small, bright red
Flowers:
produces single pinkish flowers
Flowers:
greenish yellow and fragrant
Bark:
smooth dark red to purple bark
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
short
Life span:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
low
Suckering:
low
Pollution tolerance:
high
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:
mountain currant
Tags:
All Items, Currant, Hedges, NEW, Permaculture, Shrubs, Urban Yards, Wildlife Attracting, Xeriscaping
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes |