Cercis gigantea

Also Known As

Giant Redbud

Plant type

tree

size

H: 20'-30'
W: 20'-30'

planting zones

7a-9b

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Cercis gigantea plant details

Cercis gigantea is a broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Cercis gigantea

Plant type: tree
Plant family: fabaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 20 FT - 30 FT - wide, 20 FT - 30 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring
Uses: big leaves, fall color

GROWING CONDITIONS for Cercis gigantea

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Trifolium rubens f. album 'Frosty Feathers' is known as red feather or ruddy clover or red trefoil. It forms floriferous, upright mounds of tripartite leaves topped with fuzzy silver buds on short spikes opening to pure white flowers from early to late su

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Its huge (6-8"!) glossy-dark-green leaves and vigorous habit give this unusual and very rare Redbud its name...a special and lovely addition to any woodland garden. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Like many of the Redbud species, this one has a rounded form and medium growth rate to about 20'. What makes gigantea stand out from the rest is its foliage; huge, 6-8", heart shaped leaves! It has early spring flowers in pink and golden foliage in fall.