Lavender Twist Texas redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Lavender Twist'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall6 to 8 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
'Lavender Twist' Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis 'Lavender Twist') is a tree for specimen planting, containers, winter interest, 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. Pink to magenta flowers open along the branches in early spring, and you can eat them fresh or fried. Deer tend to pass it by. The seed pods feed songbirds.
Pairs well with Chocolate Ruffles coral bells, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Morning Light eulalia.