Alley Cat

Alley Cat is a new Redbud variety.  It features dark pink pea-shaped flowers, which are borne on bare branches in April, before the leaves.

The main attraction is the very large rounded leaves, which are the size of a hand.  When they emerge the leaves are a rosy / dark green but as spring progresses they are transformed with large abstract patches of white.

Alley Cat cercis (redbud) trees for sale

• 3-year pot-grown tree £76.00
  In a 12L pot
  Large size (3m-5m after 10 years)
  

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How to grow

Like all Cercis, Alley Cat does best in full sun, and needs a well-drained soil.

History

Alley Cat was found growing wild in a backstreet in Kentucky, and introduced for sale in 2016.

Alley Cat characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Attractive featuresAttractive flowersAttractive foliageAutumn foliage colourVariegated foliageSummer foliage colour
• Growth habitSpreading / Flat-topped
• Height after 10 years3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
• SunlightTolerates shadePrefers full sun
• PruningPrune after flowering
• Site conditionsOccasional droughtFree-draining site
• Flower colourPink - dark
• Flower formSingle flower (5-8 petals)
• Flowering monthApril
• Leaf colourGreenPink-white-green variegated
• Leaf/Flower sequenceFlowers appear first
• Country of originUnited States
• Annual cycleDeciduous