Prunus maritima | Beach Plum. Originated in … New England (US) | Shrub

Prunus maritima belongs to the plant family ROSACEĈ and Genus Prunus This Shrub prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various

We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Prunus maritima does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds

Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Prunus maritima so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties

Prunus maritima beach plum is not known as a butterfly attracting plant

Prunus maritima | Beach Plum is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.

Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).

Prunus maritima has flowers that are mildly sweet. The leaves of Beach plum have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. Yellow is the most typical color produced by this plant. Beach plum was used by the American pilgrims for dyeing. When dyeing with this plant, alum is used as a mordant to fix the color to the fabric. This species can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40° Fahrenheit. It prefers dry soils. This plant is drought tolerant. This species tolerates windy and salty seaside conditions.

Prunus maritima will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.

Prunus maritima is a woody perennial. Beach plum is deciduous in nature.

Flowers of the plant Prunus maritima have a smell of fragrant and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Faintly sweet | Mild

This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 6' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page

The Leaves of Prunus maritima can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … yellow

"Dye plants and dyeing -- a handbook", EthelJane McD. Schetky, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 1964.

"The Fragrant Garden.  A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974.  Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.

"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.