Prunus blirean

Prunus × blireana

Flower name
Prunus blirean
Scientific name
Prunus × blireana
Alias梅, 美人梅, purple-leafed plum, double-flowering plum, Cherry Blossom Plum, ウメ　ビジンウメ, ume, Meiren Mei, メイアン・メイ, blireana
Place of originJapan (cultivated kind)
Place of floweringGarden, Orchard, Botanical Gardens, Horticultural species
Flowering seasonFebruary, March

What is Prunus blirean

Prunus blirean or the Japanese apricot 'Bijin ume' (scientific name: Prunus x blireana) is a deciduous shrub of the genus Prunus in the rose family Rosaceae. It is a cross between the Japanese apricot (Ume, scientific name: Japanese apricot) and the purple-leaved plum (Cherry plum, scientific name: Prunus cerasifera). The flowers are pink and double, and the branches and leaves are coppery. The flowers are fragrant. It is a flowering plum tree to be admired for its flowers. Use: Roadside tree.

Common name: Prunus blirean, scientific name: Prunus × blireana, also known as Bijin ume, Cherry Blossom Plum, Blireana prunus, purple-leafed plum, double-flowering plum, Bikoku plum, Western plum, Leaf color: reddish purple; Leaf length: 5-9 cm; Petiole length: 1-1.5 cm; Leaf margin: finely serrate; Leaf shape: ovate; Petal color: light red; Flowering style: double; Flower diameter: 1.5 cm; Flowering season: March-April; Tree height: 5 m; Tree width: 5 m; Growth: slow.