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Midnight Express® Redbud Cercis canadensis

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
Mature Size
30' 20' 9.1m 6.1m
Height: 20' - 30'
Spread: 10' - 20'
Height: 6.1m - 9.1m
Spread: 3.0m - 6.1m
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  • Details

    240 - 360 Inches
    120 - 240 Inches
    120 - 240 Inches
    6.1m - 9.1m
    3.0m - 6.1m
    3.0m - 6.1m

    Features

    Get more than just spring appeal with Midnight Express® redbud. It has the gorgeous pink pea-shaped blooms redbuds are known for, but the foliage is simply phenomenal. It is a rich burgundy color with handsome green undertones and it stays handsome for the entire growing season. Adds drama to any landscape or blend it in to a native planting, it looks at home in any garden application. You can't go wrong!

    Why grow Midnight Express® redbud?

    • Rich burgundy coloring all growing season long
    • Native plant
    • Large mature size, but manageable for most landscapes
    Foliage Interest
    Fall Interest
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Tree
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    240 - 360 Inches 6.1m - 9.1m
    Spacing: 
    120 - 240 Inches 3.0m - 6.1m
    Spread: 
    120 - 240 Inches 3.0m - 6.1m
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Purple
    Foliage Shade: 
    burgundy with green undertones
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    Old Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Impressive specimen tree.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Any soil type will do, it's quite adaptable. 

    Doesn't need regular pruning, but if you need to shape it a bit you can do so in the winter when it is dormant. If absolutely necessary you can prune after it has bloomed in the spring. 

    Midnight Express® Cercis canadensis 'RNI-RCC3' USPP 34,213
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    • Purchased two from a local native garden center in April. They were healthy, high-quality, and did well during the growing season - no issues there, but the growth is slow compared to my other redbuds. However, the dark purple leaves on both specimens (one planted in full sun, one in part shade) started turning green in May/June and are now fully green as of September - there is no purple color at all. Quite dissatisfied and plan to move the trees to see if that changes anything. This hasn't happened with other purple-leafed cultivars I've planted. Perhaps the soil composition changed the leaf color, but I am doubtful given my other purple-leafed cultivars have consistently retained their color. Go with Forest Pansy, Merlot, or Ruby Falls (weeping) from Monrovia if you want purple leaves all year. Hope this helps. Happy gardening!

      Hunter
      , North Carolina
      , United States
      , 9 weeks ago
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