Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ Red Bud Back To List Description: Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' is an ideal choice for a very small garden tree and can be grown in a large container for several years and, if pruned after flowering, will maintain a bushy and attractive rounded shape. Flowering well in this climate, it produces rich purple-pink flowers on bare stems in late April-May. Rich green, glossy heart shaped foliage emerges tinted red-purple when they unfurl. The foliage turns shades of buttery yellow in the autumn for added interest. History: Received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. 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. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 2.5m x 2m Attributes Flowering month: April Deciduous Leaf colour: Green Growth rate: SlowS Size: Small Award-winning Needs well-draining site Chalk tolerant Prune after flowering 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 ‘Forest Pansy’ Red Bud Deep-reddish-purple foliage. Leaves gold and purple in autumn. Small, pea-like pink-mauve flowers appear in May. 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 Cercis reniformis ‘Texan White’ Red Bud A stunning selection with precocious large white flowers. Full Details Cercis canadensis ‘Merlot’® Red Bud A particularly fine red leaved form with large pink flowers and bright glossy leaves. Full Details
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