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Pawnee Buttes® sandcherry
Prunus pumila var. besseyi 'P011S'
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Cerasus pumila ssp. besseyi; Prunus besseyi
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 2.5 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, Streetscape Plants, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- 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 1983 in northeastern Colorado. It is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Not deer or rabbit tolerant.