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Boulder Weeping sandcherry
Prunus pumila var. besseyi 'Boulder Weeping'
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Cerasus pumila ssp. besseyi
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 ft. to 7.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 ft. to 6.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- April, May
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Fall Color, Fragrant, Showy Flowers, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Gravel, Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This native selection was discovered in Boulder County. It has superior red fall foliage with a ground creeping habit.
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Species is not deer or rabbit tolerant.