Luscious Lavender Texas redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Luscious Lavender'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Luscious Lavender' Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis 'Luscious Lavender') is a tree for specimen planting, borders, pollinator gardens, and woodland edges. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This tree likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms in early to late spring, and butterflies and bees visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer. The tree grows with multiple stems at a moderate pace.
Pairs well with Solomon's seal, Butterfly milkweed, Switchgrass, and Witch hazel.