Pink Heartbreaker® Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Pink Heartbreaker'

Pink Heartbreaker Redbud is a small, deciduous flowering tree with weeping branches with smoky grey branches that are coated in lavender-pink flowers in early spring.  The rich green heart-shaped foliage turns yellow in fall.  Thrives in part sun and well-drained soils.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  Canker can be a significant disease problem. Various diseases and pests and be prevented with regular watering and pruning of dead branches. Does not transplant well, plant when young and leave undisturbed.

LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Wildlife Gardens, Screening, and Shade Tree. 

COMPANION PLANTS: Witch Hazel, Hydrangea, Japanese Forest Grass

IMAGE: Patrick Standish,  Eastern Redbud Bloom

* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.