Flame Thrower Texas redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Flame Thrower'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 20 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
'Flame Thrower' Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis 'Flame Thrower') is a tree for specimen planting, borders, woodland gardens, and pollinator 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. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit it. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows as a multi-stemmed tree at a moderate rate.
Pairs well with Chocolate Ruffles coral bells, Morning Light eulalia, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.