Shogetsu - Blushing Bride flowering cherry
Prunus 'Shogetsu - Blushing Bride flowering'
RHS AGM (current)
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Habit
- Spreading / flat-topped
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Fall color
- Yellow / crimson
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Shogetsu - Blushing Bride flowering' cherry (Prunus 'Shogetsu - Blushing Bride 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. White flowers open from early to late spring. The crown spreads into a flat-topped shape. Fall leaves turn yellow and crimson.
Pairs well with Virginia sweetspire, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Autumn fern.