About
A cultivar of the flowering maple with large, pendant, bell-shaped flowers in shades of pink or apricot, named 'Joan Patrica'. A semi-evergreen shrub with maple-like leaves and pendant lantern-flowers from spring to autumn, for a warm, sheltered border or cool glasshouse.
About the genus
Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in autumn, and a few species have ornamental bark
Plant details
Suggested usesSpecimen trees, avenues, borders. Outstanding spring blossom
Care notes
CultivationModerately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun
PruningPrune in midsummer to avoid silver leaf. Remove dead or crossing branches
PropagationGrafting or budding for cultivars. Some from hardwood cuttings
Pest resistanceAphids, caterpillars, bullfinch damage to buds
Disease resistanceSilver leaf, bacterial canker, blossom wilt. Prune only in dry summer weather