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Plant: Ruby Falls - Redbud Tree
Redbud Tree · Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls'
Size: 15 gal
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More about this plant
A weeping, purple leaved redbud small enough for a courtyard, reaching only 5 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide with arching, cascading, multi-stemmed branches. Profuse dark rose pea-like flowers arrive before the foliage on bright red stems, then dark maroon-red heart-shaped leaves hang from the pendulous branches, shifting from burgundy toward green through summer and finishing gold-yellow. It grows at a medium rate in sun or partial shade on clay, loam or sand with good drainage, and tolerates black walnut and deer. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and songbirds all use it. Use it as an accent, a foundation plant or a specimen beside a patio, a walkway or a pool.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 6 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 5a-9b
- Deciduous foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
A weeping, purple leaved redbud small enough for a courtyard, reaching only 5 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide with arching, cascading, multi-stemmed branches. Profuse dark rose pea-like flowers arrive before the foliage on bright red stems, then dark maroon-red heart-shaped leaves hang from the pendulous branches, shifting from burgundy toward green through summer and finishing gold-yellow. It grows at a medium rate in sun or partial shade on clay, loam or sand with good drainage, and tolerates black walnut and deer. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and songbirds all use it. Use it as an accent, a foundation plant or a specimen beside a patio, a walkway or a pool.
- Flowers
- Profuse pea-like dark rose flowers arrive before the foliage on bright red stems.
- Foliage
- Dark maroon-red heart-shaped leaves held on pendulous branches; during summer the leaves turn from burgundy to green, then gold-yellow in fall.
- Fruit
- A flat, oblong legume that can grow up to 3 inches.
- Pruning
- Prune after the tree has flowered to avoid removing the current season's flowers.
- Native range
- The parent plant is native to eastern and central North America, from North Carolina to eastern Mexico
