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Cercis canadensis 'Covey' - Lavender Twist® Redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Covey' - Lavender Twist® Redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Covey' - Lavender Twist® Redbud

Lavender Twist® Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Lavender Twist®' (Covey)

  • Red-purple sweet pea-like flowers bloom profusely on bare branches and even on mature trunks
  • Fruit pods are brown and flat, about 5 cm long
  • Small green heart-shaped leaves turn an attractive yellow in the fall
  • Upright, weeping, sometimes with a contorted stem
  • Bloom Time: April

ZONE:
5

COLOUR:
Pink (deep)

HEIGHT:
175-200 cm

SPREAD:
200-250 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Cercis tolerates varied soil conditions and pHs, but not wet soils. To promote general health, prune out dead branches. Cercis is in the legume family, and thus is capable of fixing needed atmospheric nitrogen.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Partial Sun/Shade
Attracts Hummingbirds
Attracts Hummingbirds
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Butterflies
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant
SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Well-drained
GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Fall Color
Seed
Juglan Tolerant
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
Early Spring
HABIT:
Upright
Weeping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Woodland/woods edge
Specimen
Naturalizing