| Cherry | |
| Sweet Cherry |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Leaves: | Glaucous |
| Fruit: | Showy Indehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Mauve |
| Flower Size: | Over 12" |
| Flower Time: | Fall |
| Inflorescence Type: | Compound Umbel |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Cooked greens Good as a cover crop |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous: ssdee |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds |
| Pollinators: | Beetles |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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