Purpleleaf Sand Cherry – Prunus × cistena Live Plant | 3.5 Inch Pot | Purple Foliage Shrub | Spring Flowering Landscape Plant

Add striking color to your landscape with a Purpleleaf Sand Cherry live plant. This healthy young shrub arrives in a 3.5-inch nursery pot and is ready for planting. Valued for its rich reddish-purple foliage that lasts throughout the growing season, this ornamental shrub also produces fragrant white flowers with soft pink highlights in spring, followed by small dark purple fruits that attract birds. Perfect for foundation plantings, borders, hedges, or as a colorful specimen shrub, Purpleleaf Sand Cherry brings season-long beauty to any garden. You will receive a healthy live plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Purpleleaf Sand Cherry plant
✔️ Shipped in a 3.5-inch nursery pot
✔️ Healthy, rooted plant
✔️ Ready for planting
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

🌼 Growing Information

Common Name: Purpleleaf Sand Cherry
Botanical Name: Prunus × cistena
Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental shrub
Growth Stage: Young live plant
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-draining soil; adaptable to most soil types
Watering: Moderate; water regularly until established
Mature Height: 6–10 feet
Mature Width: 5–8 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 2–8
Container Friendly: Yes, while young

💡 Care Tip: Plant in full sun to maintain the deepest purple foliage color and encourage abundant spring blooms. Water consistently during establishment and prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape. Plants may arrive dormant during winter, which is a normal part of their seasonal growth cycle. Orders cannot be shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, and shipments to California, Washington, and Utah will be sent bareroot.