Flowers turn white when fully open. Cherry Cultivars Area Prunus 'Okame' This hybrid of the Formosan and Fuji cherries was introduced to Europe in 1947 from Japan by Captain Collingwood Ingram. Its deep carmine-rose buds open to lighter tinted flowers before leaves appear. This variety is recommended by the Garden Club of America's book, Plants That Merit Attention. Cherry Cultivars Area, South Rose Family Bed, Parking Lot Hill Prunus sargentii Seed for this cherry with delicate pink blossoms was collected from the mountain slopes of Japan in the late 1800s by Prof. Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum, among others.
Flower buds are pale pink, opening to white flowers.
Parking Lot Hill Prunus 'Sekiyama' These are considered by many the most showy and one of the more popular cherries. Flowering is extravagant with double pink, almost magenta-colored, blossoms borne in hanging clusters of two to five flowers each. Cherry Walk and Esplanade reflect this opulent beauty in a dramatic display. This variety is also called 'Kwanzan' and 'Kanzan,' all names of the same Chinese mountain. The majority of Oriental flowering cherries have their genesis in this species.