Cercis canadensis ‘Hearts of Gold’® Red Bud Back To List Description: Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' Tree has a rounded and slightly spreading shape and boasts purple-red, pea-like flowers on bare branches in the spring. The heart shaped foliage emerges orange-red, then turns from translucent yellow to a yellow-green in summer. Leaves at the centre are somewhat darker, creating a striking gradient of colour from mid-green to bright yellow at the edge of the canopy. In autumn, it turns shades of golden yellow. Cercis Growing Tips: Performs best in moderately fertile well drained soils. The best flower production occurs in full sun but part shade is best in hot summer climates. Hieght and Spread (after 10 years): 3m x 3m Attributes Deciduous Flowering month: MayS Size: Small Leaf colour: Yellow Needs well-draining site Autumn colour Chalk tolerant Drought tolerant Prune after flowering Prefers full sun Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Cercis canadensis ‘Vanilla Twist’® Red Bud Dainty white flowers and arching branches. Graceful and weeping. Full Details Cercis canadensis ‘Carolina Sweetheart’® Red Bud Rosy purple flowers in early spring, followed by heart-shaped pink, red and white leaves. Full Details Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’® (Covey) Red Bud Contorted arching branches. Flowers more pink-purple than others. Full Details Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’® Red Bud A graceful weeping form with leaves a rich purple similar to ‘Forest Pansy’. A special recent introduction. Full Details
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