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Patterson Pride Plum vs Neon Flash Spiraea

Spiraea japonica Neon Flash

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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Neon Flash Spiraea
Patterson Pride Plum

Neon Flash Spiraea is a colorful, low maintenance, and multi-purpose shrub.

Late spring to fall you'll be drawn to its vibrant neon red blooms that rest on a neat mound of green foliage. If deer and rabbit are an issue on your property, consider planting Neon Flash Spiraea for its deer/rabbit resistance. Its tolerance of a variety of well-drained soils makes it an ideal foundation, landscaping, or border plant.

The Patterson Pride Plum is known for its delicious flavor, with firm, sweet golden flesh and dark red skin that isn’t sour. The freestone plums can grow 4-5 cm in diameter and are well-suited for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. It can produce heavy yields that ripen in mid-September which is later than other plums.

C.F. Patterson developed the Patterson Pride Plum at the University of Saskatchewan. It is known for its semi-dwarf, weeping growth habit

Patterson Pride Plum is a hybrid between Canada Plum and Japanese Plum. For fruit production, it needs to be planted with another variety for cross-pollination. Canada Plum and American Plum are considered universal pollinizers.

Neon Flash Spiraea Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2b
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: burgundy bronze
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: pale to bright pink
Flowers: white
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no