Purple Pershore plum
Prunus domestica 'Purple Pershore'
RHS AGM 2014
USDA zones4 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Pershore' plum (Prunus domestica 'Purple Pershore') is a tree for food gardens and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil. It grows with an erect habit at a moderate pace. White spring flowers open from early to late spring, and butterflies and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Gala apple, Gladiator ornamental onion, Pink Drift rose, and Nelly Moser clematis.