Cotton Candy Texas redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Cotton Candy'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 25 feet tall12 to 15 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
'Cotton Candy' Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis 'Cotton Candy') is a tree for borders, specimen planting, 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. It grows at a moderate pace with a multi-stemmed habit, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit it. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with European white birch, Chocolate Ruffles coral bells, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.