Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Plant id 101 - in bloom now


I've been getting lots of questions of what is blooming now...and the "Did I see those trees in the center of town in flower?" so what I'm going to try to do in the next few days is do a drive-by photo click and ID.

Show in this picture is the purple leaf plum. I'm not sure which variety that this is, but the one that I like the most is Krauter Vesuvius since it tends to hold its summer color the best. Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvius'. Its flowers are a bit paler than the cherries that are blooming, but they are quite stunning.

The other variety that deserves mention is the Thundercloud plum Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'.

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