Botanical name
Prunus x cistena
Other names
Purple-leaf sand cherry, Prunus x cistena 'Crimson Dwarf' , Prunus x cistena 'Purpurea'
Genus
Species
P. x cistena - P. x cistena is a slow-growing, upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with oval, reddish-purple leaves, red when young in spring, and bowl-shaped, white flowers in late spring followed by spherical, dark purple fruit.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Upright, Bushy
Awards
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)