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Carolina SweetheartTM

£98.00

Carolina Sweetheart is an excellent example of a modern Eastern Redbud. The main attraction is the multi-coloured heart-shaped leaves. These are a dark purple when they emerge in late spring, but change to green over the summer, splashed with pink and white.

It also features a profusion of small rosy purple flowers in mid-spring. These are borne on bare branches, before the leaves.

Carolina Sweetheart will eventually become quite a large tree - perhaps 4m-5m high, and a similar spread, in UK conditions. If left to its own devices it will usually become multi-stemmed.

Click this link to see a short video produced by North Carolina State University which illustrates several of their Cercis varieties.

Cercis canadensis

Carolina Sweetheart cercis (redbud) trees for sale

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

  • 2-year pot-grown tree £98.00
    In a 12L pot
    Large size (3m-5m after 10 years)
    Out of stock
    Sorry we have sold out for this season
Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from 26th May.

How to grow

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

 

History

Carolina Sweetheart was developed by the North Carolina State University in collaboration with Star Roses and Plants Nursery.

Carolina Sweetheart characteristics

  • What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Carolina Sweetheart?Beginner
  • 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
  • What colour is the blossom of Carolina Sweetheart?Pink - dark
  • Flower formSingle flower (5-8 petals)
  • When is Carolina Sweetheart in flower?April
  • Leaf colourGreenPink-white-green variegated
  • Leaf/Flower sequenceFlowers appear first
  • Where does Carolina Sweetheart originate from?United States
  • Annual cycleDeciduous

This variety description was produced by Orange Pippin staff from first-hand research. Last checked: 04-Jun-2023.

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