Royal Burgundy flowering cherry
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy flowering'
RHS AGM (current)
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Upright-spreading / vase
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink - dark
- Foliage color
- Bronze
- Fall color
- Orange / red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Royal Burgundy flowering' cherry (Prunus 'Royal Burgundy 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. Dark pink flowers open from early to late spring. Its bronze leaves turn orange and red in fall. The tree grows fast and forms an upright-spreading, vase-shaped crown.
Pairs well with Autumn fern, Hummingbird's mint, and St. John's wort.