Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Indian Hawthorn

Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Distribution: Asia

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Comments: Indian hawthorn has long been a landscape favorite because it is a durable evergreen with a dense spring flower display. It has a rounded form and grows 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide in full to part sun. 'Pinkie' is a compact variety with bronzy, red-tinged new growth that matures to a glossy green. The lightly-fragrant pink flowers that appear in late spring to early summer attract bees. This shrub is well-suited for mixed borders and mass plantings.