Alley Cat Texas redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 30 feet tall25 to 35 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Alley Cat' Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat') is a tree for specimen planting, borders, woodland gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer. Its multi-stemmed form grows at a moderate pace.
Pairs well with European white birch, Chocolate Ruffles coral bells, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.