Latin Name: Cercis canadensis 'NCCC1'
Height: 15 - 20 feet
Spread: 25 - 30 feet
Sunlight: Full Sun; Part Sun
Bloom Time: April
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
Description:
The Alley Cat Redbud Tree is covered in bright red buds that open to bright lavender pink pea-like flower blossoms each spring before the leaves emerge. Heart shaped leaves emerge copper pink and soft green, later developing the splashes and speckles; the leaves do not scorch in summer sun. This nativar produces bean like seedpods in mid to late summer, providing food for birds.
Attracts: Bees; Butterflies; Birds
Other Names: Red Bud; Judas Tree; Love Tree