Gyoiko flowering cherry
Prunus 'Gyoiko flowering'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Habit
- Upright-spreading / vase
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Cream
- Fall color
- Multiple tints
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Gyoiko flowering' cherry (Prunus 'Gyoiko flowering') is a tree for specimen use. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It has an upright-spreading, vase-shaped form. Cream blooms open from early to late spring. The leaves turn multiple tints in fall.
Pairs well with Bridal wreath spiraea, Rainbow's End hosta, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Autumn fern.