With its compact habit, abundant flowering and easy maintenance, the flowering cherry ‘Alba Plena’ is a popular choice for gardens and landscaping.
It is used as a specimen, forming edges, hedges, clumps.
Deciduous shrub, 2 to 4 metres high. It has a spreading and rounded shape, forming a compact and dense bush. Its bark is brown and smooth. It has pure white double flowers and very intense green leaves.
Of medium growth, it prefers a sunny to semi-shaded exposure. It is hardy down to -20ºC. It prefers well-drained soils.
Edges, Singular, Wild garden, Urban garden, Clump, Honey producing plant, Hedge

| Flower colour | White |
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| Flowering period | May, Spring |
| Fragrant | Flower |
| Foliage persistence | Deciduous |
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| Foliage colour | Green |
| Botanical name | Prunus glandulosa ’alba plena’ |
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| Wildlife | Bees |
| Planting period | March, April, May, October, November, December, Spring, Autumn |
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| Type of use | Edges, Singular, Wild garden, Urban garden, Clump, Honey producing plant, Hedge |
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| Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
| Soil type | Fertile, Deep |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained |
| Hardiness | No drought resistant, Hardy, Hardy (-5ºC) |
| Climate zone | Temperate, Mediterranean, Temperate continental, Cool areas, Temperate areas |
| Watering | Regular |
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