Don Egolf Chinese redbud
Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 12 feet tall10+ feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Rosy-mauve
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Don Egolf' Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Rosy-mauve flowers open from early to late spring and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. The dense form reaches 10 to 12 feet tall.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Snake's head, and Arrowwood viburnum.