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Botanical Name: Cercis Cercis spp. weeping varieties
Mature Size: 6-12 ft H, 5-10 ft W, variety dependent
Light Requirement: Sun to Partial Shade
Water Need: Medium
Cold Hardiness: Zone 5 (-20 to -15F) to 9 (25 to 30F)
Description: Adapted deciduous ornamental trees valued for elegant, weeping forms and showy early-spring blooms. Grow in well-drained soil. Pink, purple, or white flowers emerge on bare branches before leaves appear. Benefits from occasional deep watering and protect from prolonged drought. Some varieties feature colorful or variegated foliage. Slightly less hardy than Redbud mexicana or texensis. Compact stature makes them ideal focal points or accent trees in small gardens.
Common Varieties:
Cascading Hearts: Vigorous grower with a strongly weeping form and deep pink spring flowers. Green, heart-shaped foliage. Mature Size: 5-8ft H, 6-8ft W
Lavender Twist (also sold as Covey): Strongly weeping habit with lavender-pink blooms; green heart-shaped foliage. Mature Size: 5-8ft H, 6-10ft W
Ruby Falls: Deep purple foliage and rosy-pink flowers; cross between Forest Pansy and Covey. Mature Size: 6-8ft H, 5- ft W
Travelers: Native Texas selection with rosy-pink flowers and arching weeping branches; yellow fall foliage. Mature Size: 5-6ft H, 6-8ft W
Vanilla Twist: White-flowering cultivar with green foliage; graceful, arching habit.
Mature Size: 6-12ft H, 5-10ft W
Whitewater: Striking variegated green and white foliage with white blooms.
Mature Size: 8-12ft H, 6-8ft W