Family: Fabaceae
Scientific Name: Cercis canadensis Pauline Lily
Common Name: Pauline Lily Redbud
Description | A light pink colored Redbud. |
Pronunciation | (SER-cis)(kan-a-DEN-sis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | (4)5-9 |
Sunlight | full, light shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Flowers | lavender buds, open pinkish white |
Fruit | legume seed pod, dark brown |
Leaves | green, heart shaped |
Cultivar Origin | Found in the mountains of West Virginia (USA) and named for the wife of its discoverer. |
Author's Notes | The trees I have seen are a very light pink. A neat color when you are use to seeing the typical Redbud colored flowers. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr),
Beaver Creek Nursery (www.beavercreeknursery.com) |
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