Ichiyo flowering cherry
Prunus 'Ichiyo flowering'
RHS AGM (current)
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Habit
- Upright-spreading / vase
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink - light
- Fall color
- Orange / red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Ichiyo flowering' cherry (Prunus 'Ichiyo flowering') is a tree for use as a specimen. 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 habit. Light pink flowers open in early to late spring. The leaves turn orange and red in fall.
Pairs well with Shasta daisy, Autumn fern, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.