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Blireana plum | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Blireana plum

Prunus × blireana (d)

★ RHS AGMFragrant

Genus: Prunus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

P. x blireana is a small deciduous tree or large shrub with slightly fragrant, double, rosy-pink flowers 3cm across, these appear with the leaves in early to mid-spring; the leaves are red-purple at first, becoming dark green in summer

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any moist, but well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 1, but prune in midsummer to minimise exposure to silver leaf disease

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe greenwood cuttings in early summer, graft in early spring

Pests

Susceptible to damage from aphids, caterpillars and bullfinches

Diseases

May be affected by silver leaf, honey fungus, blossom wilt and bacterial canker

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years