Mayday Cherry vs Echinacea - TreeTime.ca

Mayday Cherry vs Echinacea

Prunus padus

Echinacea angustifolia

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Mayday Cherry
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Mayday Cherry is a small deciduous tree known for its early blooming and fragrant white flowers.

A favourite specimen tree on prairie homesteads, Mayday Cherry produces small black berries that are inedible to people but highly desirable to birds.

Note: This species is currently unavailable. Grow your own using Mayday Cherry seeds at SeedTime.ca.

Echinacea is a unique flowering plant that has been used by Native Americans as medicine for centuries.

Tall stalks topped with badminton-birdie-like flowers make this plant a distinctive addition to any garden or yard.

Echinacea this drought tolerant and will attract bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife.

Mayday Cherry Quick Facts

Echinacea Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: small black berries
Flowers: early blooming, white
Flowers: purple flowers
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none



Toxicity: seeds and leaves are toxic if ingested

Other Names: common bird cherry, european bird cherry