Oklahoma Redbud
Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma'
Description | A wonderful landscape specimen valued for its profusion of vibrant, petite, purple-red flowers that cloak the bare branches to bridge the gap between winter and spring! Lustrous heart-shaped foliage emerges with a soft pink tinge as the flowers fade then matures to a rich green. May develop as a multi-trunk tree. Deciduous. |
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Light | Full sun |
Watering | Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Early spring |
Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 15 ft. tall and wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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Special Features | Easy Care, Fall Color, Compact Form, Benefits Birds |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Growth Habit | Rounded |
Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Border |
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Flower Color | Purple |
Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Dogwood (Cornus); Wisteria (Wisteria); Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia); Magnolia (Magnolia); Oak Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea) |
Care | Prefers deep, slightly alkaline, moist, well-drained sandy loams. Benefits from light shade in hotter regions. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Apply a general purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges in late winter to early spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 7
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 1600 Lincoln Way East
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201 -
Lurgan Grnhse & Nursery 8126 Oakdale Rd.
Orrstown, Pennsylvania 17244 -
Lowe's 1500 Wesel Blvd.
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740-5386
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.