Double Pink Flowering Almond

Categories: Large Shrubs (Deciduous), Plants, Shrubs

Double Pink Flowering Almond (Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea Plena’) – An open, upright shrub smothered in frothy double pink flowers in early spring, reduces to the background the rest of the year, so use in conjunction with other plants for best effect; needs full sun and well-drained soil, most effective in mass plantings.

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:

5 feet

Average Landscape Width:

4 feet

Growth Rate:

medium

Genus:

Prunus

Species:

glandulosa

Cultivar:

Rosea Plena

Flower Color:

pink

Flower Period:

in mid spring

Summer Foliage Color:

green

Fall Color:

yellow

Minimum Light:

full sun

Maximum Light:

full sun

Minimum Moisture:

average

Maximum Moisture:

moist

Plant Form:

upright spreading

Canopy:

leggy

Pruning:

prune after flowering

Pollution Tolerance:

high

Other Species Names:

Dwarf Flowering Almond

Branching:

multi-stemmed

Flower Fragrance:

high

Ornamental Features

Double Pink Flowering Almond is draped in stunning clusters of fragrant pink flowers along the branches in mid spring before the leaves. It has green deciduous foliage. The narrow leaves turn yellow in fall.

Landscape Attributes

Double Pink Flowering Almond is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Planting & Growing

Double Pink Flowering Almond will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Double Pink Flowering Almond

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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Double Pink Flowering Almond

Characteristics

Ornamental Features

Landscape Attributes

Planting & Growing

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