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Cercis canadensis Covey ('Lavender Twist®')

Lavender Twist® Redbud: Patent PP10328, COPF

A weeping cercis with a profusion of lavender-pink flowers preceding the dark green, heart-shaped foliage. An umbrella-like crown displays contorted stems and arching, pendulous branches.

  • »  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

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  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:175-200 cm
  • Spread:200-250 cm
  • Bloom Color: Pink (deep)
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
Medium
Critter
Deer Resistant
Attributes
Deciduous
Fall Color
Seed
Juglan Tolerant
Flowering Time
Early Spring
Spring
Habit
Weeping
Foliage Color
Green
Landscape uses
Naturalizing
Specimen
Woodland/woods edge
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Cercis canadensis 'Covey'

Cercis tolerates varied soil conditions and pHs, but not wet soils. To promote general health, prune out dead branches.