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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

3gal
$198.00
10gal Treeform
$414.00
15gal Treeform
$504.00
  • 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.