Pink Flowering Afghan Bush Cherry (Prunus Jacquemontii) – 3 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b (10?)  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Flower Color:  Pink

Flower Size:  1.25″ diameter

Flowering Period:  Late Winter / Early Spring

Flower Type:  Double, very showy

Fragrant Flowers:  Yes

Foliage Color:  Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Attracts:  Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Heat, Insect, Salt Air, Wet Soils

Heralding the arrival of spring with a breathtaking show of color, the Afghan Bush Cherry features extremely showy clusters of fragrant pink cherry-like blossoms that literally cover the bare stems in late winter to early spring. Budded branches can be cut and brought indoors for display in flower arrangements. The flowers are followed by small, round dark red fruits that the birds will enjoy. After the bloom attractive oblong, pointed green leaves emerge holding through fall at which time they turn to outstanding yellow shades with the arrival of cooler temperatures. At around 5 feet tall and wide, this beauty is an excellent addition to a sunny flowering shrub border.

Afghan Bush Cherry is a larval host plant to Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. You may see three flights from February through November in the deep south and two flights from May to September in the north. The birds will thank you for the small red fruits.

Growing upright to 4 to 5 feet tall and equally as wide, the Afghan Bush Cherry is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as a hedge in sunny landscape or flowering shrub borders. It is a fine addition to a sunny to lightly shaded flowering shrub borders, pink theme gardens, butterfly gardens, cottage gardens and cut flower gardens.