National Botanic Garden of Wales, United Kingdom

Common name: purple-leaf sand cherry

Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)

Synonym: Prunus × cistena 'Crimson Dwarf'

Distribution: Gardd/Garden

Hardiness: (H6) Hardy-very cold winter. -20 to -15°C (USDA 6b/7a)

Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub • Llwyn collddail

Usage: Ornamental

Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Prunus (PROO-nus): An ancient Latin name for the plum.

Geirdarddiad / Etymology: x cistena (sis-TEE-nuh): From the Sioux word for 'baby', referring to its dwarf habit.

Dyfarniadau / Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Description: An upright, bushy, medium-sized deciduous shrub with small, pinkish-white flowers. Leaves red-purple, deepening in the summer and brighter in autumn.